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Emma
Hiya,
I don't know if this is of any use to anyone, but whist reading through some message threads on here I noticed some people were asking about different types of valves.
My daughter has an 'On-X' valve which has only just been approved in the USA (July 2002) but has been used in Europe since 1998 and here in England since 2001.
My daugher was the first UK child to recieve it and is doing sooooo well with it (touch wood!).
It is, supposedly, the best prosthetic valve thats been created to date. It's made from pyrolytic carbon (same stuff as nuclear fuel rods!) and has a lot of benefits to it.
There's information on this valve type - which makes both mitral and aortic position valves - on the creaters website -
http://www.mcritx.com/
Hope this will be of some interest to someone.
Love Emma
xxx
I don't know if this is of any use to anyone, but whist reading through some message threads on here I noticed some people were asking about different types of valves.
My daughter has an 'On-X' valve which has only just been approved in the USA (July 2002) but has been used in Europe since 1998 and here in England since 2001.
My daugher was the first UK child to recieve it and is doing sooooo well with it (touch wood!).
It is, supposedly, the best prosthetic valve thats been created to date. It's made from pyrolytic carbon (same stuff as nuclear fuel rods!) and has a lot of benefits to it.
There's information on this valve type - which makes both mitral and aortic position valves - on the creaters website -
http://www.mcritx.com/
Hope this will be of some interest to someone.
Love Emma
xxx