Valvular Heart disease | Valve replacement
Last modified: 11 January 2021, 5:23:06 PM AEDT
Gems1 / 2
- trivial valvular regurgitation is considered physiological except for AV
- in mixed regurgitant / stenotic lesions, go with DOMINANT lesion
Management2 / 2
- Valve replacement
- mechanical
- longer lifespan
- need anti-coagulation
- better for younger patients
- bioprosthetic
- shorter lifespan
- requires repeat operation ~ 10 years
- no need for anti-coagulation
- better for elderly patients
- shorter lifespan
- mechanical