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So, yesterday was my 2-year follow-up from the echo that diagnosed BAV with aortic stenosis. Today my family doctor calls up to tell me that I now apparently have a heart that is "within normal parameters" and a normally functioning tricuspid aortic valve??!! My head is spinning but I think I...

Sorry if this is too sappy and sentimental for some tastes. It's just been one of those times :) Last year on this day, I found myself at the internist's office at a follow-up for gastro-intestinal issues. Out of the blue, I heard the words open heart surgery, aortic stenosis, bicuspid aortic...

I had an exercise stress test a few weeks ago. It wasn't directly related to the BAV but rather to follow up on a poor reaction (hypotension, pre-syncope, fatigue and reduced exercise tolerance) after sedation for an upper GI endoscopic procedure. Symptoms gradually resolved over a couple of...

Brand new to this...I’m not sure whether I’m ready to open the door of the Waiting Room yet, but it’d be nice to have just a little place sheltered from the cold wind. I was waiting to get back the results of my echocardiogram, which took a couple of weeks. The internist’s receptionist said...