Aortic Valve Replacement
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What is Aortic Valve Replacement?
Aortic valve replacement is an open-heart surgery. It is done to replace a malfunctioning aortic valve with a new one. The replacement valve may be:
- Mechanical-It is made entirely out of artificial materials.
- Bioprosthetic-This valve is made out of a combination of artificial materials and tissues from a pig, cow, or other animal.
- Homograft or allograft-The valve is harvested from a donated human heart.
- Ross procedure (self-donated)-In selected patients less than 50 years of age, another one of the patient's own heart valves, the pulmonic valve, may be removed from its original location and sewn in to take the place of the faulty aortic valve. A homograft is then sewn in to take the original place of the pulmonic valve.
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 Results What are the next steps and other possible tests needed after you have received the results. |
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