Beating heart valve replacement

Beating heart valve replacement: Beating heart valve replacement is surgery to replace a damaged, diseased, or malfunctioning heart valve with an artificial mechanical valve or a biological valve from a cow, pig, or human while the heart is still beating. Although 'off-pump'' is provided as an another name, beating heart surgery is not necessarily performed without assistance from a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, which may be used to improve circulation during certain procedures.

Diseases And Conditions Treated: Beating heart valve replacement

These diseases and conditions may be treated with the surgical procedure Beating heart valve replacement:

Congenital valve disorder
Heart valve disease (e.g. valve stenosis)
Bicuspid aortic valve
Myxomatous valve disease (of the mitral valve)
Damaged valve due to bacterial infection
Damaged valve due to rheumatic fever

Other Surgical Options: Beating heart valve replacement

Surgical procedure options to consider as an alternative for Beating heart valve replacement may include these surgeries:

Heart valve replacement surgery
Minimally invasive heart valve replacement
Robotically-assisted heart valve replacement

Anesthetic Requirements for Beating heart valve replacement

These surgical anesthetic requirements for the procedure Beating heart valve replacement may include:

General anesthetic

Procedure Complications: Beating heart valve replacement

Possible surgical complications of Beating heart valve replacement may include:

Bleeding
Infection
Adverse reaction to anesthetic
Scarring
Heart attack
Blood clots

Prognosis for a Good Outcome: Beating heart valve replacement

The prognosis for a good medical outcome: Mechanical valves last longer than biological valves, but the patient will need to take anticoagulants for the remainder of their life.