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I am 52 years old and had my aortic valve replaced and a coronary bipass performed on Oct 11, 2013 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. My surgeon signed off on a 6 week leave from work (short term disability) which began on the date of the surgery. So the 6 weeks included 5 days in the hospital...

I am 52 years old and am planned to get an ATS mechanical valve implanted at my surgery Oct 11th. I believe it is one of the quietest. Does anyone use a fan or white noise generator to mask to ticking sound from their mechanical valve to get to sleep? How well does it work? Does it completely...

I am 52 years old and am facing AVR surgery next month at the Mayo and have chosen to go with a mechanical valve due to my age. I am trying to determine which valve to go with and have come up with the following list: Regent (St. Jude), On-X, Open Pivot (ATS - Medtronic), Top Hat (Carbomedics)...