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    19th-ranked prospect back on mound after open heart surgery

    https://www.milb.com/milb/news/pittsburgh-pirates-prospect-gage-hinsz-pitches-after-heart-surgery/c-302847728 By Chris Bumbaca / MiLB.com | January 21, 2019 10:00 AM Thump thump. Thump thump. The heartbeat in Gage Hinsz's chest had always felt normal. There was never any reason for him to...
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    Lincoln-Sudbury’s Owen Toland exemplifies the heart and soul of lacrosse

    Beautiful story and amazing that a BAV repair gave this very young patient the ability to return to the sport he so loves... https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/2018/06/04/heart-and-soul-game/NhoAW38RIS1cF0BqaoWbIO/story.html “Owen embodies perseverance and resiliency,” said...
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    Jeff Green—NBA Finals with BAV + AA

    Great story, will be rooting for Celveland !!! Does he also have a BAV? I thought it was just an aneurysm which is not too uncommon in basket ball players given the association with Marfans. Regardless of the reason, truly amazing !!!
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    Michaux: Georgia Tech’s Gray disappointed that heart defect ends football career

    Good story, great attitude...maybe not in the NFL but the heart of a true champion !!! http://www.augustachronicle.com/sports/20180508/michaux-georgia-techs-gray-disappointed-that-heart-defect-ends-football-career A.J. Gray’s view of his new horizon began at Disney World. On Tuesday morning –...
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    Valve Repair vs. Valve Replacement

    I was actually shocked by the slide, of course it does not comment on the age of patients. But based on all I have learned in the past year I am surprised that mechanical valves are not more popular given the advances that have been made in INR self testing. I think a repair that could...
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    Valve Repair vs. Valve Replacement

    One last piece which is also interesting... http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/128/8/854
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    Valve Repair vs. Valve Replacement

    This is a good piece by Tirone form Toronto who in many ways has been a pioneer of this procedure, a fantastic surgeon who put together this piece on the AVRepair... http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/68/6/654.full.pdf
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    Valve Repair vs. Valve Replacement

    this has some good data on the topic...Aciher has some good studies and this one is in slide format. I found slide 22 quite surprising, I would have thought mechanical was much higher. And perhaps repair is gaining favor quickly as it is a better option than bio-prosthetic at present...
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    Valve Repair vs. Valve Replacement

    And here is a link to eric's blog...the fire fighter from Colorado who had his valve repaired. https://captaintinman.blogspot.com/2017/06/welcome.html
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    Valve Repair vs. Valve Replacement

    If you want a long detailed explanation, here is a good video to watch from Dr. Stewart at Mt Sinai on BAV repair... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4G_P7JqF4k
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    Valve Repair vs. Valve Replacement

    I have been following BAV repairs and have read many studies. While there are not yet significant long term results, the good news is that this is a rapidly developing field with significant improvements. If you compare repairs pre 2000 to post 2000 the results are significantly better and they...
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    Aortic Aneurysm: prognosis, excercise and surgery

    There is some good data here on dilatation rate for BAV...which is consistent with what pellicle has emphasized: Aortic dilatation patterns and rates in adults with bicuspid aortic valves: a comparative study with Marfan syndrome and degenerative aortopathy...
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    LivaNova Bicarbon Aortic Valves gets CE Mark for Lower Target INR in Low-Risk Patient

    It seems now as if On-X is not alone in positioning their aortic mechanical valve with the potential to have a lower target INR in low risk patients. LivaNova Bicarbon Aortic Valves Receive CE Mark for Expanded Use Labeling with Lower-Dose Blood Thinners in Low-Risk Patients...
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    Second Aorta Surgery - Need Reccomendations

    Eric from Colorado recently has his valve repaired in Cleveland and can offer some ideas as to how to solicit an appointment. There are a few other centers for aorta disease that have very good outcomes: - Duke - Mayo - Penn - Dr. Bavaria - New York - Sinai (Dr. Stewart) / Presbyterian -...
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    Edwards new valve ... Inspira Resilia

    And while all the attention is on the TAVR revolution, there are some potentially interesting improvements to anti-coagulation therapy that could make the mechanical valve option even better. Evolution in AC therapy: - Improved data analytics which will create improved algorithms for people...
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