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Thank you all again. Great, useful info :-)

I really appreciate you all for responding. I learnt so much from each response. Pellicle, I'm in California, USA, not in India. I will be watching the video on mechanical valve you sent. Watched the other one on Curcumin, I get your point :-)... Now, the chart you sent, there are 2 St Jude...

I'm 54 who's having AVR with root replacement (Bentall procedure) this summer. As the title suggests, I'm leaning on mechanical (although I'm open to suggestions and convincing otherwise:-)). For example, my cardiologist was preferring tissue with future TAVR(s) since he thinks risks of...

Thank you all for your recommendations and feedback. Very helpful :-)

I'm 54 BAV with severe stenosis, starting to shop for surgeon in the bay area, preferably Stanford. I would need an AVR and also aorta (root and ascending) replacement (Bentall procedure), so hopefully this surgeon would specialize in the latter as well. Any recommendations welcome. PS: Not...

Is PEARS procedure only available in the UK? This procedure appears too good to be true. Why has it not become mainstream and available in the US, when it can be the answer to all our worries with dilated aortas e.g. 4.8cm etc?? Why not reinforce aorta to avoid any possibility of rapture or...

Congratulations on the successful outcome. A couple of questions: 1) What was your aortic root dimension before surgery? You mentioned Bentall, meaning root also got replaced. Was ascending aorta replacement as well, and what were the dimensions there? 2) How bad was your stenosis? The pressure...

hi Workmonkey, Another very thoughful and extremely informative post. I remember reading your post a year ago when you were going thru excellent recovery at the hospital 2 days after your ascending aorta repair. Your posts clearly tell us that you are very methodological in assessing and...

Thanks everyone. Yes, I'll be going to a dentist soon :-)

A question for you guys who know so much about dental. I'm BAV with native valve (i.e. no AVR yet). I totally started skipping going to dentist about 10 yrs back because of BAV. My logic was why take a chance at all, i..e. even if there is a minor chance (I know it's statistically significantly...

I really like the response from Northernlights above. It's a different kind of response than what we get most of the time. Generally speaking (not this particular post), while everyone is good intended, kind-hearted and helpful, and checking back with your doctor on any symptom is a great idea...

You mentioned new machine and technician, which is most probably the reason for any change (e.g. good for LvDD and worse for AO). Even with the same technician and machine, there is always slight variation, let alone with a change like this. Did you ask your cardio of this concern, and what did...

I meant, the first and most important thing to do with your BP is to know your baseline, which can be done by taking several readings (e.g. at home under several conditions/times of the day, over a period of time). Once you know what your baseline BP is, although relevent, it's less important to...

Please consider buying (if not already) $50 BP monitor from Costco or Walmart, and start monitoring BP yourself. They are very accurate.

Very thoughtful post. There is a lot of good feedback in there, if we read carefully. If one has BAV, knowing it sooner than later is probably a good thing. It can help you proactively monitor it, and avoid any terrible outcome. But knowing about it too early when there is nothing for you...

Congratulations. Everything looks really good, what else can someone ask for. How long was your LV enlarged for (at 7.1cm or >6.5cm) prior to the surgery? Once again enjoy your new lease on life and continue to do well.

hi cldlhd, thanks for your feedback.. Timing for aortic surgery is very personal especially when both the aorta and valve are below the surgical thresholds, but you could probably also use the same insight from numerous others on this forum who've already gone thru root/ascending surgeries...

hi cldlhd, Could you share what the dimension of the beginning of your arch is, and if surgeon is even entertaining touching that during the surgery? Is it in 3s or 4s? At what point it actually becomes a concern, you know?

1) What's the surgical criteria for aortic arch and descending aorta? - 5.5cm as per newer 2014 guidelines (and 5.0 prior) seems to be the criteria for aortic root and ascending aorta, but it's not clear what arch and descending surgical thresholds are. 2) More importantly, what were your...

hi Anthony, Although it's quite understandable why you may be feeling this cardiac depression, but it's important to note that you are completely fine physically. You were 100% physically fit, if not 110%, after your first surgery. Then you hit a unique situation with the infection, and you...