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Hello All, has anyone encountered their mechanical valve 'springing a leak'? I have an On-X (which Im keeping between 2.5-3 INR). Had an EKG followup for my 3yr anniversary last month, and they discovered a leak, which they initially thought was the sew-ring. After a TEE to further...

Hello all, Have any of you developed, or have had lung inflammation / breathing related issues, WELL past your surgery dates? I had pluerisy a couple weeks after my surgery in June2019 (guess I wasnt hittin that spirometer hard enough;) Several months passed and I was doing great, but this...

I was born with aortic valve stenosis. We've monitored it my whole life and its was always moderate, but over the last couple years its gotten narrower. So after many $50 co-pay appointments (:mad:) Ive decided on getting a mechanical valve. Im 30, so to me this option was the obvious choice...