Recent content by Yiannis

thanks Tom you are right, it depends of me .. !!! Something new I would like to ask : "What are the main indicators for a good doctor selection regarding the surgery". What are the main characteristics of the "best" surgery team ??

Thanks all for your comments, it is really helpfull and make me understand some details that I do not have in mind!! I will see next week the surgeon in order to discuss exactly what is better to do and when, and I am sure that I will have some questions after that... so i will inform you...

Thanks Fundy

Bentall or smt new? robotics? Bentall or smt new? robotics? Hi to all again I would like, additionaly to ask if anyone knows, 1. What are the risks of this syrgery (Bentall operation - replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta) and 2. if i have the option of a minimally invasive...

thanks all for the useful information, you make me fill "better"!!

Thanks for your comments, you shake me back to reality!

Bentall or smt new? and when? Bentall or smt new? and when? Thanks for your reply I read the threads on forum and your comments and find it usefull. As far as i understand, I think i have only one option : to replace asceding aorta and aortic valve with a mechanical one ("Bentall" procedure...

Hi All, I am new here, I am from Greece and I live in Greece. I have an 5.2cm aneurism of the ascending aorta with a bicuspid aortic valve, and I've been told that I should have surgery soon. The measurement (aneurism) has changed the last two years and that was the reason that the...