Heart Valve Disease
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AR
Hi. I am 31 and found out in April that I have AR (Aortic valve insufficiency) i moved from Seattle Wa to Ohio and since I am having shortness of breath again and my blood pressure is flexerating they sent me for a second echo. This one came back as there...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorC, October 23, 2018 8:28am EST
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TAA & AFib
Hi folks. I was directed to this forum instead of the AFib forum. If one has a 4.3 cms dilated Ascending Aortic Aneurysm (TAA), is it advisable to be on a blood thinner? Because I also have AFib currently controlled with rhythm and rate...
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Im going in tomorrow for my heart valve repair or replacement
So I decided now to youtube what the surgery looks like, I will try to sleep. I am scared and I hope I live through this. I seen Christine's youtube video which brought me here. Yeah I know I am 35 and everyone says I am young, but it still scares...
read morelatest replyTechguy, October 23, 2018 3:55am EST
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Recovery time after mitral valve repair- open heart surgery
Hi everyone, I am new here and will be having a mitral valve repair (hopefully) or replacement on October 17th. I am a biologist who works quietly in a lab, not lifting anything heavy. Lots of desk work- writing reports, etc. I am relatively young
read morelatest replyBeckyP, October 22, 2018 9:17am EST
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Aortic Valve Replacement
Hi Everyone, I had aortic valve replacement August 1, 2018. I have always been a physically fit, active guy. I worked out at the gym doing free weights and cardio at least 3 times a week and was doing yoga one day a week. Over the...
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Aortic Aneurysm @ 29
Hi, I'm Christin. I'm 29. I've been in a serious relationship with my boyfriend for 10 years, we just bought a house, and we have 2 wonderful cats. I was born in 1989. Thanks to my father's genes I was born with a bone disorder called
read morelatest replyTHoMC, October 7, 2018 9:18pm EST
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Aortic valve stenosis, aortic valve regurgitation
Hello everyone, I am 54 and was recently diagnosed with aortic valve issues. I had my annual physical in August and the good doctor heard heart mumurs. His notes does not recall hearing it a year ago. Had the full cardio workup and...
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Please help a CHD family who has Heart Valve Replacement Concerns
Good morning Heart Valve community, We have a family that has posted medication & heart valve questions in the CHD section of the site. I am hoping some of you are willing to post an encouraging response on this thread 3.5 year old daughter...
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Support Groups in-person?
Hi, I had aortic valve replacement at the end of September. Can anyone tell me if there are any in-person support groups for BAV paitents. I have read so many posts here and other places, but I would just like to be able to sit down with other people...
read morelatest replyTeka18, October 19, 2018 1:51am EST
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Post Surgery Complication
My husband had aortic valve replacement surgery on 9/17/18 and everything went as expected except every time he lies down to sleep or nap he starts gasping for air. This goes on for about 30 second but it is so scary for the both of us and he is...
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