I recently had my aortic valve replaced with a mechanical OnX one after infective endo ruined mine and a vegetion started growing on it. It's obviously not fun living on warfarin for the rest of my life but id rather live with the clicking than go through that again. Love the video, watched it a few times before my surgery to make my mind up.

Vasculitis damaged my heart valve, kidneys and also was effecting my lungs - very grateful to get a replacement in my medical adventures.

Thank you :’) I’m watching this as I prepare for my final MBBS exam

You are amazing, the explanation is smooth and useful, thank you all💗💗

This is great. I have had a St. Jude for a little over a year now. I had a dissected AAA that tore up my aortic valve (at 32 years old and in very good shape, I might add). I've had to search and search for basic information on mechanical valves. I've just been curious about this thing I hear clicking 24/7. I find it fascinating that we can do this! One thing to add, the thing feels like I have a diesel engine in my chest. The kick is unreal. I've gotten more used to it now, but at the beginning it was crazy.

Thank you for this! I will be using this knowledge in my Regen medical research 👍

So beautifully explained and so clearly illustrated!

Just a few comments on your informative presentation. St Jude is a brand not a valve type. Bileaflet is the type of valve commonly today called mechanical with St Jude one of these albeit the first to be commercialised. Most modern mechanical valves are not metal they are pyrolytic carbon, which is a specially created materia,l almost as hard as diamond, to take the 40 million plus open and closing movements per year in humans. Modern bioprostheses or tissue valves are mainly made from bovine pericardium (the membranous sack surrounding a cows heart) specially treated and mounted on a frame to mimic the shape of our native valve first created by a surgeon, Marian Ionescu in Leeds UK in 1971. After almost 40 years working for prosthetic valve companies the changes in valve technology in that time have been profound resulting in the excellent outcomes today for patients.

Amazing channel for both doctors and patients! Subscribed to your channel

Wish I watched this before I chose my aortic valve...

Thank you for your benificial effort

Very informative i have st jude valve planted when i was 22 after 3 years still clikin..but having some issues due to thinners though like dizziness and short breathing..

I had mitral and aortic valves replaced at the same time

Im set to get my aortic valve replace with a St judes later this year, also getting My 4.8 aorta fixed.. Didnt imagine having to go through this at 25

I'm due to have a mechanical aortic valve replacement in the next couple of months. I was told they are not metal but a special kind of carbon.

Thanks ❤

Simply great sir...keep it up

Most OHS will have root extension as well

the heart sounds I think think are unclear/incorrect in this video, in the notes section on the Zero to Finals website, there are more accurate sounds

What actually causes the cloting risk in metallic valve

Beautiful! Thank you

Well explained.Thank u 🌷

Thank you

I was born with no pulmonary valve, I had surgery in 2015 to have a pig valve put in, they say they don’t know exactly how long they last but I go in every year and also still get prescribed 4x500mg amoxicillin when I go in for dental procedures

thank you, thank you, thank you

thank you

Super helpful

nice video!

You're the best

Its amazing that you guys preach that mitral valve replacement surgery is done from the left side of the chest wall !?

Why prosthetic aortic valve is more prone to infective endocarditis than mitral valve .? PLZ ANYONE

@1:04 it's done on the right side ?

True info

thank u

Impressive! How do you make these videos?

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Hello can't aortic valve replacement by minimally invasive method. Which is better

THANKS

Thank u!

Wrong we use right thoracotomy for mitral valve not the left

I wouldn't call it a click...but more like a thump