Prosthetic heart valve

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Prosthetic heart valves are common. The four valves of the heart may all be surgically replaced. However, aortic and mitral valves are the most commonly replaced.

Replacements may be tissue or metallic valves - only, only the later being visualised on imaging investigations.

In recent times aortic valves in select circumstances are being replaced via a transcatheter approach, called a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) from a femoral artery approach.

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  • -<p><strong>Prosthetic heart valves </strong>are common. The four valves of the heart may all be surgically replaced. However, aortic and mitral valves are the most commonly replaced.</p><p>Replacements may be tissue or metallic valves - only the later being visualised on imaging investigations.</p><p>In recent times aortic valves in select circumstances are being replaced via a transcatheter approach, called a <a href="/articles/transcatheter-aortic-valve-implantation-tavi-2">transcatheter aortic valve implantation</a> (TAVI) from a femoral artery approach.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li>
  • +<p><strong>Prosthetic heart valves </strong>are common. The four valves of the heart may all be surgically replaced. However, aortic and mitral valves are the most commonly replaced.</p><p>Replacements may be tissue or metallic valves, only the later being visualised on imaging investigations.</p><p>In recent times aortic valves in select circumstances are being replaced via a transcatheter approach, called a <a href="/articles/transcatheter-aortic-valve-implantation-tavi-2">transcatheter aortic valve implantation</a> (TAVI) from a femoral artery approach.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li>

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