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So, what company/valve will be used as a replacement? Best wishes for a successful surgery and a complete recovery. Will be watching...

I have never seen that but doctors have been known to do things "off label". Usually the restriction is the frame of the bio prothesis...

That's not how it works. It really doesn't matter what condition the Trifecta leaflets are (unless abnormally calcified), once a TAVI is...

So, did the deterioration happened in just the past 6 months? When the fatigue started in May, hopefully they gave you an echo at that...

Here's to wishing you a uneventful procedure. I have a mitral valve repair scheduled for next week. Like you I am quite symptomatic and...

Hi they do (as far as I know) trim the cusps off and pull them back in along the catheter; then inserting the spring loaded valve into...

Good luck with your upcoming TAVI. That procedure, when possible, seems the better alternative for seniors needing replacement of...

Very sorry to hear that your valve failed so soon. Tissue valves usually do much better for patients over 70. Your valve was the...

I have zero proof for this but I have attributed the thumping sound to the position of the heart relative to the sternum. It seems like...

Mine is really load but only when I'm in a quite area do I notice it that much. Tissue valve

Best wishes for a successful surgery and a rapid and complete recovery.

On november 21st 2022 i recieved my new and shiny mechanical valve (On -x), cant believe it already has been a year since then, i am...

Testimonials are interesting but fairly worthless when it comes to decision making in medicine. We have to fall back on studies and...

I waited to get mine done for 20 years, ended up having cardiac arrest and required 15 minutes of cpr, get it done asap.

Hey. It’s a kick in the balls to be told I’ll need to stay here 6 weeks. Today is day 3 after surgery and was able to walk about the...