As far as I’m concerned my choice was a “pig valve “ or a mechanical valve. My doctor said that a non mechanical valve has around a 10 year life expectancy where you have to replace it. My St Jude mechanical aortic valve has a life around 40 years. Oped for the 40, witch is coming up as I’ve had it for 12 years..

You need to ask your cardiologist for an answer. That’s my advice. I’m assuming putting a 10 year maximum over a 40 year maximum valve like you want to would make no sense. Ask a professional. We can’t make that call on the Mayo site. Is your mechanical valve failing? I’m just confused about why would you want a pig valve over your mechanical one.