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After an hour of standing and making my homemade lentil vegetable soup I became dizzy, breathless and hung onto my counter until I could seat myself and put my Apple Watch on to do a ECG. It told me my heart rate was 194 and it could not show an ECG. I was able to get my heart rate down to 96...

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

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 I am in a holding pattern. On June 2017 I was 3.9 cm, I went to 4.0 in 2018 and thankfully it is not growing. Plus all other measurements held to the same...

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 have slowly taken away my ability to exercise at a strenuous level. No more weight lifting, no more walking steep hills, no more gardening and cutting brush for 2...

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 differently concerning heart health I am assuming we are unique concerning valve replacement and what works best for us.

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 any good reads and am able to understand most technical jargon. Thanks for your input.

Hi, My name is Bee, 72, and I have been in the waiting room for at least 7 years. I have a bicuspid aortic valve with stenosis and an aortic bulge which we monitor every year with ultrasound. I was very fearful in the beginning but recognized I needed information and found this site. Thank you...