A study presented at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...

Patients with a size 21 mm mechanical valve had better survival compared to both size 19 and 21 mm biological valves. The study confirmed that severe PPM is a significant risk factor for poor long ...

Between mechanical valve (n=411) and biological valve (n=202) cohorts, those with mechanical valves were disproportionately more likely to come from low- or middle-income countries (81% vs 38%).

A study led by the University of Bristol, Bristol, England, has found that mechanical heart valves provide better long-term survival than biological heart valves in patients aged 50-70 years.

Overall, mechanical valve use decreased by about half over the study period, from almost 20% in 2008 to below 10% in 2019. Compared with patients undergoing mechanical AVR, those receiving ...

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 ...

A 'Wake Up Call' for Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement — Surgeons warn against tissue valves for younger patients by Nicole Lou, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today January 26, 2025 • 3 min read ...

Chan, J., et al. (2025). Long-term clinical outcomes in patients between the age of 50-70 years receiving biological versus mechanical aortic valve prostheses.

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 ...

Dr. Lokeswara Rao Sajja, a leading cardiothoracic surgeon in India, has been inducted as an Associate Member of Sigma Xi, The ...

Between mechanical valve (n=411) and biological valve (n=202) cohorts, those with mechanical valves were disproportionately more likely to come from low- or middle-income countries (81% vs 38%).