On-X new bit on website

[Emma]

Hi all,
This may be old news to some of you but thought I'd post anyway in case it helps someone?
The makers of the ON-X valve have put a new bit on their site with all sorts of information - comparisons etc (not all of which makes sense to me but I'm sure it will to some of you!), this is the link to one part of it...


http://www.onxvalves.com/Med_Hemodynamics.asp

Love Emma
xxx

 

[KMB]

Thanks Emma - you know where I am at with it! Next week baby - ON-X here I come!

 

[Emma]

You'll be fine! You have a good attitude towards it anyhow which is half the battle! I'm with you in thoughts!
Love Emma
xxx

 

[gijanet]

Thanks, Emma...........

Thanks, Emma...........

for posting this. Like you, I was a bit lost in spots. It looks to me like the carbomedics and on-x are about the same in the mitral position...............but it's so confusing. Sure wish my mind was a tad bit more scientific in nature.............Anyway, thanks for keeping us up to date. Hugs. Janet

 

[Dirk]

Well that sounds impressive.

However, a surgeon once told me that the On-X valve of a specific size is larger than other valves with the same nominal size.

That means that in some cases it is not possible, say to fit a 21 mm On-X in an annulus were 21 mm from other manufactures will fit. So a 19 mm would have to be used instead of 21.
So to compare the same nominal size of valves does not give the real result obtained in a real surgery in a real patient.
However, this was an opinion one sugeon gave to me.
I cannot prove whether this opinion is right or not.


Greetings

Dirk

 

[Emma]

Dirk, please see the thread in 'valve selections' that i just posted titled, 'Email replies from ON-X'

Thanks
Emma
xxx

 

[Dirk]

Dear Emma,

I fully convinced that your daughter got an excellent valve.
My comment was only related to the aortic valve.
25 mm seems to be a very good large valve.
I recently got my aortic valve replaced and obtained only a 23 mm Carpentier
Edwards Perimount, even after having had the annulus enlarged by a special technique.
The gradient is only 7 mm Hg, so not worse than that of a 25 mm On-X.

All the best

Dirk