The 8-year data may hold value for TAVI—the newest Sapien valve uses the same tissue—but many other variables differ.

LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for people until age 60, after which a tissue valve may start to have an advantage ...

They will remove the defective valve and replace it with either a tissue valve or a mechanical valve, as was previously mentioned. During most open-heart surgeries, including valve surgery, it is ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better ... while biological valves made of animal tissue are favored for those above the age of 65 or 70.

One effective treatment in the case of aortic or pulmonary valve deficiencies is valve replacement. There are three main options for valve replacement: mechanical valves, porcine valves and human ...