RT Book, Section A1 Yanagawa, Bobby A1 Christakis, George T. A2 Cohn, Lawrence H. SR Print(0) ID 55920224 T1 Chapter 33. Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: Stented Pericardial and Porcine Valves T2 Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-163310-9 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55920224 RD 2024/11/06 AB This chapter provides an overview of aortic valve replacement (AVR) with stented bioprostheses. The indications for aortic valve surgery are reviewed, with an emphasis on current evidence-based guidelines, and currently available stented aortic bioprostheses are described. Clinical and physiologic outcomes of aortic valve surgery are critically evaluated to create a rational basis for prosthesis selection.