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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
To access it View the patient decision aid on the developer website
Audience Patients who will undergo heart valve replacement surgery.
Options included Get a mechanical replacement valve.
Get a tissue replacement valve.
Year of last update or review 2020
Format Web, paper
Developer Healthwise
Where was it developed? www.healthwise.org
Healthwise
US
Health condition Heart Valve Diseases
Language English
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
0100
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
0100
8 out of 6 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
1000
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-08.