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Anybody catch Dr. Oz's show this morning? I saw a quick glimpse as I was walking by a t.v. Maybe I misunderstood, but from what I saw, he was holding 2 test tubes of blood, one thinned (his description) by an anti-coagulant and one with vitamin k in it. He was comparing the 'thinness" and...

I noticed in a reply on another thread that someone said you should go for an echo every two years after having a valve replacement. I had an AVR in June '04. Had an echo 6 months afterwards, and again a year after that in Dec. 05. Saw cardio in Jan. '07 for an EKG, no echo, and he wants to see...

I need to vent to anyone who wants to listen. I'm trying to take my coumadin management seriously without being too uptight about it, but this last incident yesterday with my PCP has me angered and stressed. And I've been very good lately about keeping my stress levels low, so I don't want to...

I did a search through these forums before I made a decision on home monitoring and read both pros and cons about Raytels program. I chose Raytel for two reasons. First, my insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, will cover the rental of the unit and all the supplies 100%.This is not...