bi-cuspid aortic valve Archives - On-X Life Technologies, Inc.

Failed tissue valve patient is grateful to receive an On-X heart valve

As elective surgery, I had my first heart valve operation in 1997 to repair my congenital bi-cuspid aortic valve. The initial repair worked well for 3 days, then tore. As a result the surgeons talked me into a pig valve which they said would last from 8 to 16 years. What they neglected to tell…