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Does anyone have experience of prolonged atrial flutter/fibrillation after OHS. I've had my bicuspid aortic valve replaced (St Jude mechanical with warfarin)and a left atrial radiofrequency ablation procedure 4 weeks ago.I've now had futter/fibrillation for 3 weeks.I've seen my cardiologist and...

Hi Guys,haven't posted for a while as I was hoping to be feeling so much better following my AVR(bicuspid valve) and partial maze proceedure. Unfortunately on the 7th post op day ie the day I got discharged I went inth AF early in the morning and have remained in various rhythms of AF/atrial...

Hi Guys,Had my AVR and maze radiofrequency ablation 26/2/09.OK first 2 days apparently according to my family but when I got back to the step down ward had pretty aweful gut trouble.Needed loads of laxative which caused a reaction and left me nauseus and heaving for a couple of days,hardly ate...

I have a BAV and am going for AVR on 26/2/09.My ascending aorta has a max diameter of 4cm and is termed mildly dilated.I've pushed this with my surgeon who believes that this is post stenotic dilation and may revert back to normal in time.He will do something about my aorta at op if it is too...

When approximately is it safe to play golf without risking damaging the sternotomy?I assume it's 3 months.Anybody back to normal golf sooner?

I will be having an AVR within the next 3 weeks for a stenotic and regurgitant bicuspid aortic valve.I'm also having isolation of pulmonary veins to try and prevent future A/Fib as I have had a few attacks of paroxysmal AFib.My ascending aorta is dilated at 4cm but my surgeon believes this is...