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2. Valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Valve replacement surgery is the replacement of one or more of the heart valves with either an artificial heart valve or a bioprosthesis (homograft from human tissue or xenograft e.g. from pig). It is an alternative to valve repair .

3. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Tissue heart valves are usually made from animal tissue (heterografts) mounted on a metal or polymer support. [14] Bovine (cow) tissue is most commonly used, but some are made from porcine (pig) tissue. [15] The tissue is treated to prevent rejection and calcification (where calcium builds up on the replacement valve and stops it working ...

4. Artificial heart valve - Wikipedia

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   An artificial heart valve is a one-way valve implanted into a person's heart to replace a heart valve that is not functioning properly (valvular heart disease). Artificial heart valves can be separated into three broad classes: mechanical heart valves, bioprosthetic tissue valves and engineered tissue valves.

5. Heart disease is a silent killer for women. RI's female ... - AOL

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   Heart failure is often missed or dismissed in women because their symptoms differ from men's. Lifespan's female cardiologists are improving outcomes. Heart disease is a silent killer for women.

6. Ross procedure - Wikipedia

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   Diagram of the human heart. Several adaptations of the Ross procedure have evolved, but the principle is essentially the same; to replace a diseased aortic valve with the person's own pulmonary valve (autograft), and replace the person's own pulmonary valve with a pulmonary valve from a cadaver (homograft) or a stentless xenograft.

7. 'I'm a Cardiologist. Here's How Women Can Cut Their Heart ...

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   It turns out, even a very short bout of exercise can make a major impact on women's heart health. According to a 2024 study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, 3.4 minutes of intense ...