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    Turkey Trot #2

    Saturday, I did my second Brighton Turkey Trot 5K. Last year was 30:55 and this year was 28:26. I really wanted to get in under 28:00, but I'll take what I got, especially considering the crowd at the start. I figure 11 out of 23 for my group (men 45-49) isn't bad. About 1000 people came out for...
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    Medscape info on TAVI/TAVR

    I subscribed to Medscape some time ago and get regular emails from them. Today I got one especially interesting, focused on transcatheter valves. Here's the list of links which you can view as well if you have an account. It's free.
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    A little evidence

    A little evidence behind something we've always been told: Mechanical Valves Beat Bioprostheses in Younger Patients.
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    Aortic valve guidelines from the STS

    Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Great document, lots of detailed information: http://www.sts.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/guidelines/AorticValveandAscendingAortaGuidelinesforManagementandQualityMeasures.pdf. They also have many other documents on their site. To me at least, this is some...
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    Brand new runner

    I've been running the treadmill for a couple of months now, just got to 5K distances in the last couple of weeks. I ran the Brighton Colorado 5K Turkey Trot and came in at 30:55, right about in the middle of the runners and the middle of my age category. I tried to remember to just plod along...
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    Broncos' John Fox

    I guess that everyone knows by now that Coach Fox has joined the ranks of valve replacement patients. Anyone know any details? Also, it was funny watching the news people on TV mess up bits and pieces of anatomical and medical information trying to describe his condition and procedure. For...
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    Would like to try self-testing but...

    My insurance (Kaiser Permanente) doesn't want to cover self-testing, and the meters, AFAIK, are some pretty expensive pieces of work. I don't make much, working for the state of Colorado and my wife is between jobs, so $1000, or even hundreds, for a medical device that isn't strictly necessary...
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    One year ago yesterday.

    My ticker's been ticking for a year now. It's been perhaps the healthiest year of my entire life, and I'm hoping for many more. (Doh! That should have been "One year ago, a week ago"! Time flies when you're having fun.)
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    Just had to brag about hitting a post-surgery goal

    Had my AVR at the end of September, and decided to change my entire life along with it. I quit smoking at the same time, started eating better and exercising, and decided that 200+ pounds was a little too much for a 5'8" man. I aimed to reduce my weight to below 165, putting me in the healthy...
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    Migraine Study

    I've seen it discussed here before, that many see a correlation between our heart issues and migraines. Forgive me if this has come up before, but according to this research study, the link is real: Prevalence of Migraine Headaches in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease. (I have had...
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    Reasons for self-testing?

    Had my AVR six weeks ago and am now going in for INR every two weeks, which should eventually go up to one or two months. For me, with a pretty easy to regulate level (tested today, spot-on at 2.5, with a goal of 2.0 to 3.0), getting into home testing doesn't seem too compelling. Are there...
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