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It's been about 6 years since my last post. I have ‘enjoyed’ 39+ years with my Bjork-Shiley mitral valve. I know there have been recalls over the years on valves by this manufacturer, however mine, thankfully, was not on any recall list. The only significant issue that’s developed is a severe...

33 years ago, at the age of 18 I received my Bjork-Shiley mitral valve. We've been ticking together ever since :) I"ve married and have 2 amazing adult children. I have no activity restrictions and in the last 8 years have trained hundreds of miles for long-distance charity walks. It's nice...

I’m a newbie to this site. I haven’t seen many postings by people who had valves replaced in their younger years, so with this in mind, here is MY story. I was born in 1961, with multiple congenital heart defects, along with dextrocardia. With annual visits to a wonderful pediatric...