Your surgeon should help guide you through the decision-making process.
What Is an Artificial Heart Valve Replacement?
An artificial valve is also known as a mechanical heart valve or a prosthetic heart valve.
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It is a man-made valve and may be composed of plastic, metal, polycarbon, and other materials.
There are many types and brands available.
A biological heart valve is a heart valve recovered from a donor or created from donor tissue.
A cadaveric valve comes from a human donor.
Bovine valves are recovered from cows and porcine valves come from pigs.
These have only been explored in animal studies.
You are unlikely to be offered them at this time.
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