Glossary/Valve Disease

SAVR.

Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. An open-heart procedure to remove a diseased aortic valve and replace it with a mechanical or bioprosthetic valve. Performed through a sternotomy while the patient is on cardiopulmonary bypass.

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Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. An open-heart procedure to remove a diseased aortic valve and replace it with a mechanical or bioprosthetic valve. Performed through a sternotomy while the patient is on cardiopulmonary bypass.

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Related Terms

Related glossary terms.

TAVR
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aort...
Aortic Stenosis
Narrowing of the aortic valve that restricts blood flow from the heart to the body. The most comm...
Mechanical Valve
A replacement heart valve made from durable synthetic materials such as carbon and titanium. Mech...
Bioprosthetic Valve
A replacement heart valve made from animal tissue (usually pig or cow). Bioprosthetic valves typi...
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