I need a heart valve replacement, mechanical or organic, mechanical lasts longer but the rest of my life [View all]

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on warfarin, organic ( pig or cow based) but a shorter functional life and much less invasive and a very short recuperation
(a few days via a cath versus six months after cracking my chest )
Not sure what to do, any advice from anyone in dealt similar circumstances?
I'm 61, decent health and no build up of plaque in my arteries, recent catheter cam showed I'm very good.

First update:

Scheduled for Tuesday morning, getting a bovine based valve but via open heart, I can get a femoral transported valve when I might need one in 15 yrs

thank you for your kind thoughts and recommendations, hopefully I will be posting about the success in eight days