- ~30% of bioprosthetic mitral valves fail at 10 years
-mitral prostheses tend to last less than aortic ones b/c thrombotic rate is higher
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Open it Surgery for Mitral Stenosis
-Mechanical vs. bioprosthetic valves
---durability vs. anti-coagulation
-Mechanical valve thromboembolic complication rate ~ 3%/year
- ~30% of bioprosthetic mitral valves fail at 10 years
-mitral prostheses tend to last less than aortic ones b/c thrombotic rate is higher</bod