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I considered the question of porcine versus mechanical valve for about a minute. MECHANICAL: I couldn’t get the idea of dragging a leg very far out of my mind.

I have been told I will need valve replacement surgery (for the mitral valve on the left side of my heart) some time in the next year or two. The doctor has told me there are two choices: a mechani… ...

“Because of religious beliefs, some people may not want the porcine valve,” said Dr. Atman Shah, a cardiologist and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago.

Cite this: Surgeons Report "Alarmingly Early Stenosis" With Porcine Heart Valve; Manufacturer Assures Safety, Efficacy - Medscape - Jul 15, 2009. References. Authors and Disclosures.

Those valves typically last about 15 years and don’t require the use of anti-clotting drugs as opposed to a mechanical valve, which can last the rest of a person’s life.

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In the PROACT Xa trial, which began enrollment in April 2020, patients with an On-X mechanical aortic valve were randomly allocated to receive anticoagulation with warfarin or apixaban.