Note that 'younger' in the title refers to people in their 70s as opposed to 80s, so perhaps confusing on Hacker News. From the article: > Aortic valve replace

Note that 'younger' in the title refers to people in their 70s as opposed to 80s, so perhaps confusing on Hacker News. From the article: > Aortic valve replacements have been performed for decades, and surgeons know the valves placed during surgery last at least 10 to 15 years. It remains to be seen if TAVR valves will fare as well. The question is especially important for younger patients. The average age of subjects in the current studies was the low to mid 70s, younger by a decade or more than most patients getting TAVR now. If anyone here needs a new aortic valve, you might also want to read about the latest results on the less-known Ross procedure and whether it might be suitable in your situation. It's been a thing since the 1960s especially for young patients (children) but I hadn't even heard of it until last year: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_procedure https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_procedure Ouzounian, Maral et al. 2017. The Ross procedure is the best operation to treat aortic stenosis in young and middle-aged adults. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(17)31124-8/fulltext https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(17)31124-8/fulltext