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Don't be to worried. A homograft comes with the root and part of the aorta and this all has to be removed when they take the valve out. The new valve will come with a Dacron graft or the surgeon will make one. This is all pretty standard, in good hands you will be fine.

Thank you Pellicle, I'm also sorry to read about your infection. I feel very lucky to make it through the first operation with bac endocarditis having a 20% chance. The fungal endo was very rare, they don't know where that came from. It's a long story. Anyway I was thirty five years old. Larry

I had a homograft valve that lasted 23 years. I now have a bovine valve since 3/4/13. Before the homograft I had a porcine valve for six months which needed replaced after having fungal endocarditis. I had bac endocarditis before getting the porcine valve. Larry

I here ya. I wish I could have stayed with one flavor. You know what they say, variety is the spice if life.

Today is my one year anniversary with my Edwards bovine valve. I did have twenty three years with my previous homograft and six months with a porcine valve. I'm trying all the flavors. I hope everyone is well. Thanks Larry

A simple blood culture would tell if suspected.