On-X Life Technologies to launch its On-X® Plus 1.5™ Aortic Heart Valve at Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCS) in Great Britain & Ireland “The On-X® Plus 1.5™ Aortic Heart Valve allows clinicians to maintain patients on a lower dose of blood thinner, which has been shown to result in greater than […]
On-X Life Technologies to launch its On-X Plus 1.5 Aortic Heart Valve
March 6, 2014 By Allison Scollan
Filed Under: Press Release Tagged With: CE, inr
International Patient Monitors Own INR
September 11, 2013 By Allison Scollan
My recovery has gone very well overall; only a slight susceptibility to high blood pressure remaining but I’ve got that under control through medication. I’m very pleased with my choice of valve and I’m aware of the excellent results shown by clinical trials so far. It appears that the On-X has the edge on the […]
Filed Under: Patient Stories Tagged With: inr, patient story
“If I had it to do again would I choose an On-X valve? ABSOLUTELY”
September 11, 2013 By Allison Scollan
In October of 2010, I was diagnosed with a congenital atrial valve defect requiring surgery. My surgeon and cardiologist were both extremely detailed in what was needed and gave me the opportunity to research each option and then meet with the surgeon again to agree on the time, process etc. After researching the mechanical valve […]
Filed Under: Patient Stories Tagged With: Coumadin, heart valves, inr, on-x heart valve, patient story