Advantages and disadvantages of mechanical valves, Biology

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Advantages

Durability of these vales are long lasting.

Disadvantages

Need for anticoagulant therapy is life long.
Risk of thrombo-embolism is high.
Other associated problems included are para-valvular leak and endocarditis.
Valve replacement may be single valve replacement or double valve replacement (MVR, DVR, MVR+ AVR)
Coronary artery bypass graft-coronary artery block.
Resection of thoracic aortic aneurysm-thoracic aortic aneurysm.
Excision of fibrous tissue or myxoma. Removal left atrial tumor.

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