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I thought this was interesting, nurses doing TAVI: TAVI Turmoil: Did An ANP Perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the UK?

This is a commentary about 3 studies concerning people with heart problems, exercise and restrictions.: Three Surprising Studies on Exercise Restriction and an Exercise Sweet Spot It's located here: Three Surprising Studies on Exercise Restriction and an Exercise Sweet Spot It's not...

I read the following in Medscape and thought it might be interesting to those on warfarin contemplating taking ginseng: Because ginseng affects the coagulation cascade, inhibiting platelet aggregation and increasing thrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time, its use in patients...

My aortic valve has been in for about 8 years. My cardio told me on Tuesday that the new standards of care for mechanical valves no longer recommends an echo every 5 years. Research has shown it's not needed. Echos are indicated if there is other clinical evidence of a problem or potential...

Though some might find this new study on warfarin and osteoarthritis interesting: Warfarin Use Linked to Knee and Hip Replacement in OA Patients They studied those taking warfarin for Afib. Personally, I don't see it as a big deal, because the end game with OA patients is always knee and/or...

Medscape has a quiz on valve disease topics, basically diagnosis and treatment. It's designed for doctors, but some of you may find it interesting. The link is here: Fast Five Quiz: Heart Valve Disease Here's the link again but with detail in case the other one doesn't work: Fast Five...

In the 8/19 issue of the New Yorker magazine, there is a poem by Ciaran Carson entitled "Claude Monet, 'The Artist's Garden at Vetheuil,' 1880" The first few lines read: Today I thought I'd just take a lie-down, and drift. So here I am listening To the tick of my mechanical aortic...

Medscape has an quiz on the symptoms of infective endocarditis I found interesting. Maybe someone else will as well: https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/889052_1

I have a bladder stone that needs to be removed and at the same time they want to "sculpt" my prostate with a TURP procedure to help me from getting more difficulties. I have been told that I need to be off warfarin with a bridge of Lovenex or Heparin for both stone removal and the TURP. The...

I lost about 6" of my colon in Wallmart... :) Joke. I did lose it, but in St. Luke's Hospital. As a result, sometimes my bowel is irritable, particularly after 2g of penicillin for teeth cleaning. My colon whistles Dixie so loud, I am sure people close by can hear it. :) I also go from...

I have a bicuspid valve with severe stenosis. I want to thank you all for your assistance and information I gleaned from this forum. I will be getting a St. Jude mechanical this Friday. I went for catheterization last Friday and have good solid arteries and no need for extra work. A few...