Hello There Robert,
I am writing you to let you know about a list that myself and several other Heart Valve Replacement patients have created.
I am a 33 year old male who had aortic valve replacement surgery in April of 1999. I often had questions about stuff like what do other people
Thanks for the response. How about long-term outcomes between the two procedures? Which do you think would be preferable? Also, can a full root replacement be done through a minimally-invasive incision?
A mechanical valve is a simpler surgery. However, assuming your surgeon is experienced, a homograft surgery should be reasonably save in a young, healthy individual such as yourself. The homograft is usually placed as a full root, primarily because the aortic roots of people with aortic valve disease are usually at least a little dilated and diseased.