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How long does it take to recover to normal after aortic valve replacement?

Model:2 healthy valves and 2 calcified valves

Valve heart disease is a common disease in cardiac surgery. It can be divided into mitral valve disease, aortic valve disease and combined valve disease according to different parts. It can be divided into bacterial valvular disease, rheumatic valvular disease, ischemic valvular disease and so on according to its nature. Among them, the aortic valve needs to be treated in time and actively undergo surgical intervention once a problem occurs due to its anatomical position and function.

At present, valve donors are mainly divided into mechanical and biological types, with great differences. The main advantages of mechanical valves are small size, high intraoperative safety, and rarely valve degeneration or mechanical failure after surgery. However, the disadvantage is that anticoagulants need to be taken for life and coagulation indicators need to be tested regularly. Relatively speaking, biological valves are large in size and soft in texture, and require higher intraoperative operation requirements. They also have a certain service life after surgery, but the advantage is that anticoagulants can be stopped after taking them for about half a year after surgery, and there is no need to take them for life.

When it comes to recovery after valve surgery, there are three main aspects: anticoagulant management, wound management, and diet and water management. First, within one week after surgery, coagulation indicators must be monitored daily. Currently, the international normalized ratio (INR) is used as the standard to measure coagulation effect. Second, it takes three months for the sternum to heal. During these three months, the patient needs to wear a chest belt to maintain sternum fixation and do a small amount of appropriate activities to promote wound healing. Finally, it is important to manage diet and water intake in a way that “output is equal to input”.

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  • Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
  • Trando 3D Medical Technology Co., Ltd