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Is it true that with a Mechanical Valve, your chance of stroke increases by 3% each year?

Below I will post some links to some videos I put on You Tube documenting my recovery process. FYI, I am a 36 year old male who was born with a bicuspid aortic valve and was experiencing severe regurgitation when the doctors decided it was time. I had the surgery at Northwestern University in...

Hi this is Stephanie, Scott's (Hockey Heart) wife. The surgery went well. He has his new cow valve and is currently in the ICU. He is breathing on his own, and hopefully will be moved to the step down cardiac unit tomorrow. I know this board provided so much support to Scott prior to his...

Well, my day has come. Replacing my BAV with a bovine valve at Northwestern in Chicago by Dr. McCarthy. Not really too nervous. A little anxious about the recovery and hoping it won't be too hard but not too nervous about the actual surgery. Thank you all for taking the time to answer all...

Her measurement is 1.0 She is having severe shortness of breath with anything remotely physical. she does, however, have anxiety over my pending valve replacement and other things going on inb her life. She just passed a stress test and there is no explanation for the shortness of breath as...

Hello everyone, So I am scheduled for Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery on April 28th. Got scheduled with this date two days ago. I am also scheduled for my pre-surgery angiogram for April 18th. Just got scheduled for this 5 minutes ago mostly because I will be out of town until the 17th...

Which of these valves is better? Why do some hospitals use one over the other? My understanding of the St. Jude Pig valve is that two pig valves are manufactured into one valve. Apparently a fully intact pig valve is not ideal because one of the three leaflets does not work great due to a...

April 28, 2011 at Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago by Pat McCarthy. I met with him and his team and I also met with John Alexander at Evanston Hospital. I decided to go with McCarthy as I was really impressed with him, his team, the facility and how organized everything seemed...

Far too frequently, we hear news of a young athlete dying during a sporting event or shortly thereafter from an enlarged heart. The most recent example of this was in Ohio, I believe, when a high school basketball player hit the winning basket in a state tournament playoff game and then died...

I am getting ready for this appointment and compiling my list of questions to ask him (thanks for that sticky post). I just wanted to ask all of you what your experiences were in this appointment? What did you learn that you didn't know going in? What would you have done differently or made...

Hello, My pre-surgery appointment with the surgeon is March 30, 2011 and I am getting my questions together to ask him. I was looking at the sticky post regarding this topic and noticed this question. Of course I will ask the surgeon this question, but I also wanted to get your insight into...

Hello, I am new to this community. I introduced myself on the Bicuspid Valve page earlier today. I would like to get your feedback and insight on a very difficult decision my wife and I are faced with. I understand that we are the only ones who can make this decision, but I'd love to get...

Hello Everyone. I have been lurking on here a little while reading all your fabulous and inspiring stories. I have already gained so much insight and valuable knowledge from all of you regarding my condition. I am a 36 year old male from the Chicago Area. I was diagnosed at birth with a BAV...