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Hi...I am also having AVR on Feb. 8..my second one. I now have a St Jude mechanical valve which has lasted 25 years. I was 37 at the time. I also have an aortic aneurysm that is going to be repaired. I have not made my decision as to whether to have another mechanical valve or tissue valve...

Hey Carol....I am having my second OHS, Tuesday, Feb. 8 at Duke University Medical Center. I had my first aortic valve surgery when I was 37....25 years ago. I now have a St. Jude Mechanical Valve which means I have been on coumadin for 25 years. I also have a TAA measuring 4.2 cm which will be...

I am having my second open heart surgery Feb. 8...replacing a St. Jude Mechanical Valve (first surgery March, 1986) and also having an aortic aneurysm repaired. I had the first surgery at age 37 and I am now 62. The mechanical valve has calcified and needs to be replaced before heart damage. I...

Hi... Having my second valve replacement surgery on Feb. 8 at Duke..Also having an aortic anuerysm repaired. I had a St. Jude mehcanical valve in 1986 at age 37...I am now 62 and trying to decide on whether on having a mechanical valve or a tissue valve. I know all the pros and cons....but being...