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I had severe aortic insufficiency due to a congenital bicuspid aortic valve. The only symptom I was aware of was swollen legs, but the heart murmur indicated a serous problem to my GP.
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- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Surgery
- Aortic valve replacement, 12/12/2006, with root repair and a single bypass. I chose a Medtronic Mosaic Ultra 3rd-generation porcine tissue valve.
- Medications
- 325mg enteric aspirin, 50mg Cozaar, 50mg Hydrochlorothyazide, 75mg Metoprolol 3 times a day, Simvastatin overnight
- Occupation
- Fix old houses
- Referral
- I must have googled a term like "valve replacement"
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AVR with root repair and single bypass, Dr. Charles Schwartz (attending) and Dr. Juan Grau of NYU Medical Center, at Bellevue Hospital, 12.12.2006, using a Medtronics Mosaic Ultra porcine tissue valve.