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All, I have an infection in my chest and the patch done for my aortic aneurysm is leaking (fixed in 2011). So, I will be having surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore on Wed, Nov 18. My question is about the aortic valve that was replaced at the Cleveland Clinic in 2001 by Dr. Cosgrove. It is...

My aortic valve was replaced and mitral valve repaired on Jan 12, 2001 at Cleveland Clinic. Very happy, since I thought the tissue valves lasted 15 years. When I had surgery in 2011 for pseudo aneurysm, I wanted them to replace the aortic valve. The surgeon did not replace the aortic valve since...

I'm very happy to be around after my surgery so long ago. I originally joined in August 2000 and the information and support was great from the people here. I had my aortic valve replaced (homograft) and mitral valve repaired by Dr. Cosgrove at Cleveland Clinic on Jan 12, 2001. Thank you Hank...

All - I had my surgery one year ago today. The next morning I woke up and my valve was not replaced. I had asked to have my 2001 aortic homograft replaced when they fixed my aortic aneurysm. The surgeon decided that my valve was in great shape and should not be replaced. I think I am lucky, but...

I had my surgery over a week ago and they had prescribed Pradaxa for my irregular heartbeat several weeks prior. Before surgery, they told me I should stop Pradaxa three days prior to surgery. I did an extra day, so stopped four days before surgery. During the surgery, I had excesssive bleeding...

All - I completed my surgery at Johns Hopkins about a week ago and happy to be back home. They replaced the aortic root aneurysm as requested, but not my homograft aortic valve that was working fine. The surgeon said it was in perfect condition and decided not to make the change. Maybe some...

I just wanted to follow up on my previous EF posting and let you know what I found out. My EF dropped from 60 in 2007 to 15-20 now. It seemed to happen suddenly and in conjunction with my irregular heartbeat. I know that fixing the aneurysm will not help the EF and that was confirmed by the...

My surgery date will be next Tuesday, October 11. I know I will be replacing the aorta, where the aneurysm is located on the suture line of the prior valve replacement. I am almost sure we will replace the aortic valve, a homograft done at CCF. The valve is still working good, that's why the...

I posted under pre-surgery and part of Betty (bvdr) respone was "I can understand the A-fib, but why the low EF". Since they seemed to happen at the same time, I thought they were related. When I have my surgery, it will fix the aneurysm and update the already working fine aortic valve. So, my...

All - I joined VR.com in August 2000 and had my aortic valve replaced with a homograft and mitral valve repaired at Cleveland Clinic in Jan 2001. I was one of the first to join before surgery and I am forever grateful for the help. I continued with VR.com for many years. In 2007 they found a...