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hi Eva, During my surgery the heart was enflamed a lot, therefore once the AV was replaced and the heart returned to it's normal size there was a leakage since the valve used was to fit the swollen heart. The leak was there from the beginning however it has become a grade 3 AR after almost 10...

hi Just wanted to check whether anyone has had a valve plug (trans catheter procedure) to stop leaks if so please share your experience. I have an AR on my mechanical valve and my doctor recommends this, however I have to wait tile June to get further expert opinion. Thanks MS

hi Just wanted to check whether anyone has had a valve plug (trans catheter procedure) to stop leaks if so please share your experience. I have a AR on my mechanical valve and my doctor recommends this, however I have to wait tile June to get further expert opinion. Thanks MS

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hi everyone According to my latest report (two echos and a TOE) it shows that my MR is actually between Grade 1 - 2. However there is a deterioration in my mechanical AV plus a Grade 3 AR. According to the cardiologists the decaying of mechanical valve may happen when medication is changed ( I...

hi Pellicle I was surprised myself since I was so sure that my mechanical valve will be ticking away till I'm old and wrinkly. However I'm going for a third opinion and an echo is due this Friday. I will not take any risks and will avoid OHS as much as possible. Since there is a group of...

hi All, It seems that my mechanical AV is wearing out (which is a very rare case) so doctors are contemplating another OHS in the future. At that time if my MV also need to be repaired or replaced that too will be done. However there is a panel of Intervention Specialists coming down to my...

I'm going for a second opinion today, I will update you'll after that. Thank you :)

Hi everyone, Hope you all are doing great. I have been checking the forum for a while but posting after a long time. After my routine check - up last week I’m a bit upset and thought maybe you could help me or share similar stories. I had my AV replaced (almost 10 years ago) with a...

hi I had similar red dots on my feet couple of months after my surgery (and after starting warfarin), but I never thought it was related to my INR levels so I didn't mention it to my cardiologist. It took several months for it to go off though, this was eight years ago! As your doctor has...

Many more years to go :) its been eight years for me, hope I have a success story as yours to share in years to come. Keep running!

All the best Kevin :) you are a lucky guy to have such a caring wife

I got SABE but was misdiagnosed for couple of month, I only haf a VSD at the time but getting endocarditis affected my AV as well so yeah if you don't detect it on time it can get pretty serious. I recovered after three month of IV antibiotics and open heart surgery coz the vegetations were...

All the best on your recovery Murph :) you will be in my thoughts and prayers

Hi If you are unsure about the echo report or the fact that you need surgery, you should get a second opinion atleast that's what I would do or you can even point out the stats to your cardiologist and ask whether surgery is really required. I don't really know much about BAV so cannot advice...