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Biological tissue is several orders of magnitude superior to mechanical organs.

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.

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…

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?