tired_medicine

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   by tired_medicine 5y ago

   Biological tissue is several orders of magnitude superior to mechanical organs.
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   by tired_medicine 5y ago

   This is an ethical concern which is so completely removed from reality that it borders on satire. This is why no one takes bioethicists seriously anymore.
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   by tired_medicine 5y ago

   Mech valves are actually favored in younger patients, since they don't become calcified, like bioprosthetic valves. However, they do require life long anticoagulation with warfarin, which is dangerous to live with.
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   by tired_medicine 5y ago

   If you developed end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis, are you planning on dying, or are you okay with extending your life by ~10 years with dialysis?