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Hi everyone! I am planning on move to the Orlando area soon and just want to get a second opinion whehter I should go ahead and ask if they can perform a TAVI for another possible surgery as my tissue valve that they put in is a bit too small. That is all I need to know. Many thanks in advance!

Hello all, Please kindly help me as I am very scared now. I need some opinions here if possible. 4 years ago, I had my aortic valve replaced (non-mechanical valve), and after a year, doctors had realized that the aortic valve that my surgeon inserted is small. I had another consultation with...

Hi Everyone! Well, some bad news. I had my first aortic tissue valve replacement surgery back in 2016 and after feeling a bit tired and my chest beginning to feel heavier when walking long distances, I met up with many surgeons and it turns out, that my original surgeon had inserted a smaller...

I had my tissue valve replaced more than a year ago and I am having symptoms like sweating tired after walking and minor chest pains. I went in for another echo (different doctor) and it has been revealed that my other surgeon put in a wrong size (21mm) tissue valve. I am flying back to Europe...

Its been about a year that I had my aortic valve replaced with a tissue valve and all seems to be fine. I plan on going on a trip so my question is, will it be fine for me to travel? My son is going with me and thankfully he is willing to carry all my heavy bags so to prevent me from heavy...

I had AVR (pigs valve) replacement surgery and I am coming down with a flu or a viral illness like coughing, a little sneezing, and coughing up mucus, but its not that bad at the moment. How will this affect my newly replaced valve? Will the pigs valve become infected as well and cause serious...

Hi all, I am new to this forum. I had my AVR surgery 3 months now and everything was OK. A little bit of a burning sensation throughout my chest. That is normal for this type of surgery. My AVR was a minimal invasive with a tissue valve replacement. So I went to my cardio doctor today and she...