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Hi all, I find myself in need of your collective and vast experience. Has anyone needed a fine needle aspiration or needle biopsy while on anticoagulation therapy? Did you suspend or not suspend, bridge or not bridge. Today I was advised they would like to suspend warfarin for a week (5days)...

Wait did I just say I was happy to be shoveling again? Yup! It's been just over two months since my aortic valve replacement and I had thought I would be restricted for the whole winter. Even getting back to work and driving wasn't as satisfying as being outside in the glorious sunshine...

Just a quick update , had AVR and mitral valve decalcification on Nov. 25/14 and I was discharged on day 5 after surgery. I still have to go daily to the INR clinic back at the hospital until I reach therapeutic range, but sleeping in my own bed makes that well worth the travel. The surgeon...

Hello, I have been reading here, off and on, for 5 years and I am finally ready to introduce myself. I have had a murmur since, well if not forever, at least for as long as I can remember. It was never a big deal until I needed a simple day surgery procedure and the anaesthesiologist said I...