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    Exercise and Tissue Valve

    wow, I just had my third surgery, haven't seen the surgeon's report as yet, but it would have been long. i think the ,most important thing is how longe you are on the cross clamp, when they clamp the aorta and go to by pass. i.e --how long the heart is stopped for
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    Nasty MRSA infection to my MVR Bovine after 9 years.

    The MRSA infection was wrapped around the annulus ring and the TOE suggested a lot of volume. The MRA only went away after it was removed.
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    Endocarditis

    I had Sepsis, followed by Endocarditis 8/2013, native valve, symptoms, rigors, hot/cold, AF up to 180, admitted, dehydrated, blood cultures, revealed Staf Aureus, - TOE revealed huge growth over both leaflets of MV, standard treatment, six week, Flucox, fortunately MSSA - 2gms of Flucox every 4...
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    Corona Virus Feb 2020

    I have a mitral valve bovine 2013, almost 7 years old. I am HIV negative, but I have started to take PREP - (HIV prevention) - Tennofir Disoproxil 300mg and Emtricitabine 200mg which is an antiviral for preventing HIV (also a virus), just in case it works. I told my cardiologist, who specializes...
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    Sternal Wire Removal?

    yes all good and i notice that under the skin its not lumpy as the wires are gone. At airport they no longer ask me if i am wearing a necklace.
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    Sternal Wire Removal?

    After 5.5 years post surgery for Mitral Valve replacement, I got a cellulitis rash and a scan identified that deep to the scar was a complex fluid collection, so went straight to St Vincent's Sydney where they whipped out 4 wires under a general and put me in a vacuum pump drain and IV Flucox...
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