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Interventions

Aortic valve prosthesis

Find Aortic valve prosthesis in Experimental. Surgical replacement relieves native aortic stenosis or regurgitation. A small prosthetic outflow gradient remains; diastolic runoff decreases after AR correction.

Overview

Open Interventions → Experimental. Choose Off, Treated. Effect levels and flow targets represent illustrative modeled responses; they are not clinical dose instructions.

Surgical replacement relieves native aortic stenosis or regurgitation. A small prosthetic outflow gradient remains; diastolic runoff decreases after AR correction.

The paused reference covers the route (Surgical aortic valve replacement; this simulation uses a tissue-valve example.), example doses/settings, indications, adverse effects, contraindications/precautions and monitoring. These details are available after the intervention is selected.

What to monitor in the reference: Prosthetic gradient/leak, LVEDP, ventricular function, BP and output; persistent myocardial disease may limit recovery.

Step by step

  1. Inspect the untreated disease and active treatment count.
  2. Apply the intervention and compare pressures, forward flow, rhythm and congestion.
  3. Pause for its full reference; use Off or Interventions Reset to restart the comparison.

References & further reading

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