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I don't write on these forums to often, but I read them almost daily and I have to second George's compliments to ALL and to single out Pellicle. This is a very supportive group and I recommend this site to plenty of people I know seeking advice. To Pellicle, your knowledge base is only second...

Juli please see below a copy from one of my writings: HealthGrades A very popular site for finding doctors, surgeons, hospitals, and other healthcare providers is www.healthgrades.com. HealthGrades is considered one of the leading online resources for finding comprehensive information on...

Pellicle, sorry it took so long to get back to this; to your first question the health of the patients we do TAVRS on varies; some are a wreck in-that they have severe AI (Aortic Insufficiency) to moderate AI. The ages range from usually high 70's to believe it or not some patient well into...

Coryp, I am a surgical nurse in the O.R and I do TAVR surgeries weekly. And I have noticed that the criteria is easing for patients of lesser risk; when we first started TAVR program it was for the very sick and those deemed "inoperable" for conventional open heart valve replacement; and...

Pellicle, so sorry I never responded to your post above about basic stats on TAVRS; I was just casually reading through this one and stumbled on your question. I followed this thread because I am researching mechanical valve vs bioprosthetic valve vs TAVR vs Coumadin for next version of my book...

mrichardson hi, here is an excerpt from my book that may help: Surgeon Marc Wallack has a great eight-step plan for recuperating from heart surgery. Take a look at his article in US News Health on the web: Recuperating From Heart Surgery: An 8-Step Comeback Plan. Google his name and "8 Step...

I'm not as surprised as you, mrichardson. When I was researching my book I did talk to one of our best heart valve surgeons and his P.A. and they both said they offer Cardiac Rehab, but don't really promote or insist/encourage their patients to go; I was a bit shocked by this, for my research...

With all due respect to Pellicle's opinion on cardiac rehab, as a cardiac surgical nurse, I have to disagree; please read a passage from one of my Patient's Guide to Open heart Surgery books I will paste below: Cardiac Rehab Cardiac rehabilitation is a specialized program designed to...

TAVR are becoming more and more an option; I am a surgical nurse and I have done probably about 15 TAVR operations so far (our hospital does on average two a week) ; however, right now TAVR are reserved for those that are too sick for an open procedure; the thing with TAVR operations is the...

Heart Surgery is definitely scary, but it is a mountain that can be overcome. I have seen 100's of people make it through and gone on to live very normal healthy lives. I myself have never had heart surgery but I am a Surgical Nurse of 20 plus years in the Open Heart operating room; I have...

It is normal to be nervous and ruminate about upcoming surgery, minor or major; what you must remember is that the vast majority of these heart surgeries go just fine, and although the recovery is hard, it is a road with an end to it in terms of accomplishment; I am not a heart patient, full...