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Hi everyone, I had my mitral valve repaired on February 28th. Things seem to be going okay for the most part, I am in cardio rehab now three times per week and gradually getting my strength back. I've got two areas of concern: 1) I keep getting these foggy or spacey feelings. Like I am in a...

So I happened across this study which shows that mortality rates increase the later in the week you have elective surgery. Do you believe this? Did any of you factor that into your decision when choosing a date? According to this, we should all have surgery on Mondays...

Hi everyone, I am hoping you can help me select a surgeon and a hospital. I am 43 years old and was diagnosed with MVP and moderate MR in 2011. Last month, my symptoms took a real turn for the worse and I went into heart failure with fluid build up on the longs. I've since had a CT scan, an...

Hi everyone. I am new here and glad to have found this forum. Here is a brief run down of my story, and I am looking for some advice on what to do next. 40 yr old male, no health issues, no medications. About six months ago started to feel my heart beating noticeably when trying to sleep...