Heart Valve Disease
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Aortic valve replacement in 2008... Pig valve now has a moderate leak
My husband is a 47 year old highly active construction worker. In 2008 he had an aortic aneurysm and opted for the pig valve. That valve has now decided to give him a moderate leak. He was in the hospital over the weekend. The cardiologist that saw him...
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mitral valve repair in one week...
hello, 50yo male, very fit and active. diagnosed with MR nine years ago and watchful waiting since. MR got severe about two years ago and ventricle began dilating. three cardiologists rec'd repair. done lots of research
read morelatest replyAmbassadorC, September 12, 2017 9:43pm EST
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recently diagnosed/mitral/aortic due to rheumatic fever
Hello "All" I was recently diagnosed and told I need mitral and aortic valve replacement due to having rheumatic fever when I was a baby. I am now 60 and was told I am in the grey zone? Which my doctors said either I can go for mechanical...
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Mitral valve repair - Thoracotomy Vs. Sternotomy? ie minimal invasive vs crack chest
if you had a choice - which did you chose and why? my 74 yr old mom needs a repair...
read morelatest replyMarkR, August 23, 2017 4:47pm EST
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One year later
It has been awhile since I posted so I think this is a great time. I recently passed my one year mark from having an aortic valve replacement. I also just had my one year check-up. What a difference a year makes. Thinking back to last year at this
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Mitral Valve Replacement
Hello, I'm 28 years old and recently underwent Mitral Valve Replacement for endocarditis. I understand this is rare for someone my age, and I haven't found any others in my age-range that have undergone the same procedure. I was wondering...
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Heart Valve Surgery?
my Michelle wife, 36, has rheunatico fever. Cardiologistsuggest replacement surgery for aortic and mitral valve. If she doesn't has like 4-5 years to live with the last two years pretty bad. At the moment she exercise, dance ecc....nolegs swelling, no...
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Does this fish provide a window to your heart health?
Zebrafish and human hearts have so much in common that scientists are using their hearts to study heart diseases in humans. The zebrafish can mend its own heart muscle which provides clues to heart function. While human hearts cannot regenerate like this...
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