Bee

After an hour of standing and making my homemade lentil vegetable soup I became dizzy, breathless and hung onto my counter until I could...

Welcome. I'm also in the Philly area, not too far from Exton. There does seem to be a lot of cardio Drs & Surgeons/Hospitals in this...

I am exercising everyday, just in a gentle way versus weightlifting and hard labor. Walking, yoga, etc…

Hi and welcome. Nice to see another septuagenarian on here. (y) With respect to Aortic Aneurysm, I am puzzled by your Dr. advising you...

from what I've read a valve replacement (by SAVR) can result in a stabilisation of the root...

Hi reading this makes me think that your Dr has not addressed your needs for surgery in time. Perhaps this related to a COVID type...

My last test was June 2023 and measured: Dilated ascending thoracic aorta: 4.0 cm No significant change from 6/2/2022. So as I said...

Thank you for your input. My one problem is I am over weight, which I believe will put me in the SAVR camp. These last seven years...

Hi Bee. I think that it's great that you want to read up on the medical literature. Also, in my view, you're doing so at the right time...

almost every study I've ever read is quite high in female inclusion, I've certainly never seen one that excludes one sex or the other...

Hi Bee, regarding BAV studies, please see below https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8257557/...

Welcome Bee! Glad that you found us. I like your physician's plan to monitor you more frequently. As you probably know, echos are just...

Thank you both for great info. Knowledge is power, and also calms the nerves.

I am looking for studies on BAV replacement and either women included in the study equally or a 100% woman study. Because we react...

Thanks for your welcome pellicle, I’ve been lurking here since 2018, but decided it was time to support the organization. I am open to...