Discovered aortic stenosis about 9 years ago due to heart murmur. I have progressed from mild stenosis to severe stenosis with some leaking.The stenosis was caused by
radiation treatments I received for Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1980.
Pilates, weight training, reading, spending time with family
- Location
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Manchester, NH, USA
- Surgery
- I receivid a St. Judes' aortic mechancial valve on 6/18/08 at Catholic
Medical Center/New England Heart Institute
- Medications
- Amiodorone (just one month after surger), coumadin, troprol, zocor, baby aspirin
- Occupation
- Paralegal
- Referral
- The book The Patient's Guide to Heart Valve Surgery by Adam Pick.
Robin-48 yrs. old
Severe Aortic Stenosis due to radiation
treatments for Hodgkin's Disease--1979
AVR 6/18/08-Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH
St. Jude's Mechanical
INR testing at home w/ INRatio2