The Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement was associated with better long-term survival compared with biological and mechanical AVR, researchers reported.In addition, according to new long ...

Background Current guidelines for aortic valve replacement (AVR) lack consensus on prosthesis selection in middle-aged patients. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive comparison of long-term ...

Biological vs Mechanical Valves in Surgery. The use of biological valves for surgical AVR is steadily increasing, but there are limited data addressing potential differences in outcomes between ...

LOS ANGELES, CA—In patients ages 60 years or younger undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement, mechanical valves are associated with a survival benefit compared with bioprosthetic valves, ...

Source Reference: Bowdish ME, et al "Bioprosthetic vs mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients 40-75 years" J Am Coll Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.01.013.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Long-term survival rates are about two-thirds higher for patients in their 50s who undergo aortic-valve replacement with mechanical prostheses compared with bioprostheses, a ...

Approximately 200,000 patients worldwide undergo aortic valve replacement each year, and in developed countries almost one-fifth of these patients are middle-aged (late 40s to early 60s). 1,2 The ...

Propensity-Matched Comparison of the Ross Procedure and Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Adults. Journal of the American College of Cardiology , 2022; 79 (8): 805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.057 ...

Less aggressive anticoagulation therapy, combined with low-dose aspirin, can be used safely in conjunction with a newer generation mechanical heart valve, a study shows. Patients under 65 years of ...

The aortic valve regulates blood flow by opening and closing, and when it stops working an aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery must be done for blood flow to resume like normal, delivering oxygen ...

The patients were randomized to receive either lower-dose warfarin (n=190; INR 1.5–2.0) or to continue standard-dose warfarin (INR 2.0–3.0), for three months following mechanical AVR with the ...

Bioprosthetic vs Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients 40-75 Years. Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Published: 2025-01-26 DOI: ...