SURGICAL HEART VALVESMECHANICAL HEART VALVES (MHV)
Unique design features have established Abbott mechanical heart valves—including the Regent™ and Masters Series—as a gold standard for reliability and performance, while maintaining low complication rates over the long term.
DEMONSTRATED SAFETY OVER NOTABLY LONG-TERM STUDIES
Abbott mechanical heart valves deliver exceptional hemodynamics and performance while maintaining low complication rates over the long term.
Abbott mechanical heart valves have demonstrated low late mortality and a low incidence of valve-related events over a period of at least 30 years.1,2
SAITO3
| Aortic Valve Replacement | Mitral Valve Replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| Retrospective Study | 950 patients, 30 years | 1,255 patients, 30 years |
| Thromboembolism | 0.56%/patient-year | 0.99%/pt-year |
| Thrombosis | 0.02%/patient-year | 0.03%/pt-year |
| Bleeding Event | 0.27%/patient-year | 0.43%/pt-year |
JOHNSON4
| Aortic Valve Replacement | Mitral Valve Replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| Retrospective Study | 584 patients, 30 years | 439 patients, 30 years |
| Thromboembolism | 1.7%/patient-year | 2.9%/pt-year |
| Thrombosis* | 0.2%/patient-year | 0.1%/pt-year |
| Bleeding Event | 2.4%/patient-year | 2.0%/pt-year |
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References
- Pibarot P, Dumesnil JG. Hemodynamic and clinical impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch in the aortic valve position and its prevention. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000;36(4):1131-1141. doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00859-7
- Bach DS, Sakwa MP, Goldbach M, et al. Hemodynamics and early clinical performance of the St. Jude Medical Regent mechanical aortic valve. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002;74(6):2003-2009.
- Saito S, Tsukui H, Iwasa S, et al. Bileaflet mechanical valve replacement: an assessment of outcomes with 30 years of follow-up. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016;23(4):599-607. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw196
- Johnson S, Stroud MR, Kratz JM, et al. Thirty-year experience with a bileaflet mechanical valve prosthesis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;157(1):213-222. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.09.002