Recent content by GSP

Same parts list here but with an on-x. I had a very noticeable thump to my heartbeat when I would take a deep breath for the first 6 months post op. It felt to me like the Dacron aorta was bumping up against the inside of my sternum. It mostly stopped doing the thumping but I think I will...

I had my on-x put in 4 months ago and I could swear it’s not getting any quieter. I also had my ascending aorta and root replaced so that might help conduct the noise a bit. I notice it a lot, as does my wife, but it doesn’t annoy either of us in the slightest. It’s as if our brains have just...