Showing posts with label St. Jude valve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Jude valve. Show all posts

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Marfan Dissection and My St Jude Aortic Valve

Along with the Dacron Graft I received a St. Jude valva.  Below is a photo of the specific model that keeps me alive.  The surgeon, Dr. Bates told me later he could have used a pig valve but since I was younger at the time he used the metal valve.  Supposedly it is rated to last ten thousand years.
My St. Jude aortic valve and Dacron Graft!