Bicuspid Aortic Valve, "moderately severe" stenosis, mild symptoms several months before AVR.
2013: moderate-severe stenosis, moderate regurgitation, no LV enlargement.
Fair weather gardener, omnivorous reader. Travel, especially walking/hiking trips. Moved from VA 8/11.
- Location
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Tucson, AZ
- Surgery
- Aortic valve replacement 1/30/08 at Inova Fairfax, Dr Alan Speir.
Left Thoracotomy to create pericardial window to drain pericardial effusion, 4/18/08.
2d AVR 2/2014. Medtronic ATS at Tucson Medical CTR. Dr Rosado.
- Medications
- ace inhibitor--lisinopril 20mg
warfarin
- Occupation
- Retired computer programmer, former reference librarian
- Referral
- google search 'bicuspid aortic valve' (I think)
Re-do AVR 2/12/14. ATS 22mm. Dr Luis Rosado-Lopez, Tucson Medical Center.
Pericardial window, 4/18/08, Inova Fairfax, Dr Niv Ad.
Bicuspid Aortic Valve replaced at age 60 (Medtronic Mosaic) 1/30/08, Inova Fairfax, Dr Alan Speir.