What are the types of prosthetic heart valves?

Types of Prosthetic Heart Valve Design

• Caged Ball Valves.
• Monoleaflet Valves.
• Bileaflet Valves.
• Stented Bioprostheses.
• Stentless Bioprostheses.
• Percutaneous Bioprostheses.
• Noncardiac Surgery and Dental Care.
• Future Perspectives.

What is an example of a heart prosthesis?

Common types of heart valve prostheses: St Jude’s Medical bileaflet (top left); Starr-Edwards ball and cage (top right); Bjork-Shiley tilting disc (bottom right); stented porcine prosthesis (bottom left).

What are the two types of prosthetic heart valve?

The three main types of artificial heart valves are mechanical, biological (bioprosthetic/tissue), and tissue-engineered valves. In the US, UK and the European Union, the most common type of artificial heart valve is the bioprosthetic valve. Mechanical valves are more commonly used in Asia and Latin America.

What is heart prosthesis?

A prosthetic heart valve is surgically implanted in the heart to replace a heart valve that has become damaged due to heart valve disease. Heart valve replacement surgery is performed when repair of the valve is not an option.

What can go wrong with a mechanical heart valve?

What are the risks of mechanical valves? The main risk of a mechanical valve is that you can get blood clots that could cause a heart attack or stroke. To prevent blood clots, you will take a blood thinner called warfarin (such as Coumadin) every day.

Which is the best mechanical mitral valve prostheses?

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How big is the orifice of a mitral valve?

1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 Ball-in-Cage Single Tilting Disc Double Tilting Disc Effective Orifice Area (cm2) Based on data from N Eng J Med 1996;335(6):407-416 Increase in Valve Orifice Area Metal cage + silastic ball Partly or fully made of pyrolytic carbon (originally used in nuclear reactors)

Which is correct about the obstructed / thrombosed mitral valve?

Which of the following statements regarding the obstructed/thrombosed prosthetic mitral valve is correct? • 1. A pressure half-time ˃130 msec is the single best indicator of prosthetic obstruction. • 2. Taking into account heart rate is not necessary when assessing trans-mitral gradients.

Which is more common Mitral valve or aortic PHV?

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