Recent content by Adam S.

Hello Ash, I had Dr. Mihalijevic performed my surgery, Aortic Valve replacement. I would bet if compare the two diagnoses they wouldn’t be far apart from one another, regardless these guys are at the top of there game, when you consider the volume of work these guys do you find that there is not...

I really do believe this decision is a true paradigm. I personally had a very difficult time, down to the minute making the decision. After speaking with surgeons I finally decided to use the "Edward's bovine Magna". Some things I like to do can leave me in remote locations and there is a...

Thanks everyone for the kind words, and, for those of you embarking on this jurney I would do it again in a secound. probably will need to in my lifetime again

Trans Valve Trans Valve I have only been out of surgery for about 13 or 14 days but the Cardiologist that took part in the study was my Doc. at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. He really took allot of time with me "more than the Nurses" He says that the transcatheter valve is about 5 years...

I thought some of you might benefit from hearing about another persons journey through getting an Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR). Hear is my experience, now 11 days postoperative. 9/14/09 being completely a-symptomatic threw what is called an executive physical exam encoraged by my wife; lead me...

I am set to have aortic replacement surgery in a couple of weeks. I myself 46 yrs old am down to the "ON-X 30yrs" or the "Edward's, Perimount Magna 18yrs" the more I read about blood thinners for my life style it could complicate things for me in some situations. I was also told by my first...