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My surgery was December 26th! Everything went smoothly and here I am at home recovering already! I had my aortic valve replaced with a bovine tissue valve. The surgery was only an hour and 40 mins. I was up and walking around the next day and all the nurses said I was doing awesome. I am...

So....after my last TEE in October my cardiologist ruled my condition severe (just. Borderline from moderate-severe- Ava 1.0 & pressure grad. 42) He said that if I wanted more children I should get it replaced before another pregnancy and that I did make it through my first one well and probably...

We set a date for the middle of December. We are hoping to have more babies so all the doctors are saying I must get the surgery done before another pregnancy! (My pressure gradient is 42 and AVA is 1.0 and eject I think around 75%). I am happy with my surgeon too. I will be getting a bovine...

Hello everyone! It's been awhile! I had my TEE the other week and my pressure gradient was 42 so the doctor is ruling my stenosis severe and apparently my regurgitation went from moderate to mild? Also, he said the top of my aorta looked prominent but only measured 3.5....which he said was...

I know I will be getting this done soon (probably within the next year or so). And I am starting to get nervous! I know I'll be better off afterwards but still, just thought of OHS and I've never been put to sleep what if I don't wake up? And most importantly being away from my baby girl and not...

Just wondering what to expect for this procedure I'm having it done in a few months. Just had my echo done this week and it is still about the same -moderate to severe stenosis with moderate regurgitation. We want to have another baby so he is thinking I will have to have the replacement surgery...

So, just found out my 2 Month old baby girl inherited my BAV..:( There was no murmur found/reported at her birth and her 2 week apt..then the doctor found a murmur at her 2 month apt and thought maybe it was just a commonly found VSD but we took her to pediatric cardiology yesterday for her echo...

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the pressure gradient number means and if this is one of the main factors in determining how severe the stenosis is? My echo in October showed a 36 mm mean gradient and my echo in December showed a 40 mm mean pressure gradient. I also had a 70%...

Hello everyone! I've been waiting for a chance to finally post my story! I was born with a mild heart murmur/aortic stenosis and always saw the cardiologist every two years with no issues. Well, life went on and I was always told this was not a big deal and maybe someday when I was very old I...