Older brother died in 1981 of dissecting aneurysm of ascending aorta. My pathology report points to a bicuspid valve at 5.8 cm and Marfan syndrome as being part of the picture.
Have a lovely wife, have a large kitchen garden, cooking, remodeling the house, boating, having a dog. My avatar is a drawing I did in anticipation of AVR. A dog with new valve clamped in mouth and the body in the shape of the aortic arch.
- Location
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Olympia Washington, USA
- Surgery
- Aortic valve replacement with On-X valve and short portion of the aortic artery on 10/30/07.
- Medications
- Toprol, Simvastatin, Coumadin, Aspirin, Insulin
- Occupation
- Retired. Program Manager.
- Referral
- On web
Aortic valve replacement with On-X valve 27-29mm and portion of aortic conduit on 10/30/07. Triple diagnosis in March 2007: type 1 diabetes, heart valve replacement and lung cancer. Survived them all, no complaints. I am one lucky B!