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.

“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.

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.

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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