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Is there any data or information to suggest that tissue valve may last longer under certain lifestyle conditions? For example, if someone lives a very clean (e.g. eating) and active lifestyle, can they expect it to last longer? For sure, they are many many other variables, but wondering if...

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...

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...

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...

Link: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1104327 Among BAV population, aneurysms very common, dissections not so... Some excerpts from the paper, a population study(416 BAV patients): To our knowledge, this study reports for the first time the BAV incidence of aortic dissection...

I have come across so many threads on this site regarding the benefits of Losartan to avoid/manage aneurysms/dissections. Some of you have personally benefitted from it already while other are taking it as a precaution. There are even clinical trial undergoing to demonstrate this efficacy. But...