NATURAL:
As we repair the patient’s own valve, the body has no trouble adjusting to the surgical repair. As valvar and subvalvar tissue is preserved, it preserves the dynamics of the pumping action and efficiency of pumping of the heart.
ADVANTAGES OF HEART VALVE REPAIR
ORIGINAL and OPTIMAL DESIGN:
The natural design of the heart valve is the only design that is best suited for optimum valve function in their specific position. Any other design is sub-optimal.
NO ANTICOAGULATION:
As the valve is natural, blood does not clot on the valve. No anticoagulant / blood thinning medicines are required and hence the patient suffers from no bleeding problems or clotting disorders. There is no need for regular blood tests to check level of anticoagulation.
ADVANTAGE IN CHILDREN:
Growing children do not need anticoagulation or a lot of medicines. The metabolism and body physiology does not damage this valve as it does tissue valves.
ADVANTAGE IN YOUNG WOMEN AND PREGNANCY:
As there is no need for any anticoagulant medicine, there is no chance of foetal and birth anomalies.
ADVANTAGE DURING MENSTRUATION:
No anticoagulation leads to women having normal menstruation.
ADVANTAGE IN THE AGED AND ELDERLY:
As there is no need for any anticoagulant medicine, it is safer in the elderly who are prone to other heart diseases, high blood pressure and ‘strokes’ / cerebrovascular accidents.
MINIMAL POSTOPERATIVE MEDICINES
BETTER LONG TERM RESULTS as compared to artificial heart valves.
NO VALVE BLOCKAGE and VALVE OCCLUSION and SUDDEN DEATH due to clotting of blood as it happens on artificial heart valves.