Bowdish's team reported that between bioprosthetic valves and mechanical valves, use of the latter dropped from 20% to 10% over the study period, from 2008 to 2019.

A primary consideration in planning for AVR is the decision to implant a bioprosthetic or mechanical valve. ... the presence and severity of perivalvular aortic regurgitation, is assessed by TEE.

Regression standardized cumulative incidence of all-cause mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve prosthesis in Sweden between 2003 and 2018. Credit: JAMA Network ...

Mechanical aortic valves showed improved long-term survival in patients aged 60 and younger. Download PDF Copy; Reviewed. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Jan 26 2025.

image: Study Finds Mechanical Valves Offer Superior Long-Term Survival for Aortic Valve Replacement Patients Aged 60 and Younger. view more . Credit: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons ...

Frequency and Significance of Intravascular Hemolysis Before and After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis, The American Journal of Cardiology, 121, 1 ...

Long-term clinical outcomes in patients between the age of 50-70 years receiving biological versus mechanical aortic valve prostheses. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery , 2025; DOI: 10. ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of ...

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.