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.

Aortic valve stenosis is a common ... your aortic valve opening can shrink from the size of a nickel to about the size of the head of a golf tee. ... If you have a mechanical replacement valve, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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.