Age-Specific Outcomes of Bioprosthetic vs. Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement: Balancing Reoperation Risk with Anticoagulation Burden.

Fatimah A AlhijabLatifa A AlfayezEssam HassanMonirah A AlbabtainIsmail M ElnaggarKhaled A AlotaibiAdam I AdamClaudio PragliolaHuda H IsmailAmr A Arafat

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2024)

The outcomes of mechanical and bioprosthetic valve replacement were comparable in patients older than 50 years. Using bioprosthetic valves in patients younger than 50 years was associated with a greater rate of valve reintervention, with no beneficial effect on the risk of bleeding or stroke.

Keyphrases

aortic valve replacement
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
ejection fraction
mitral valve
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
coronary artery disease
risk factors
weight loss
cerebral ischemia