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My husband and I traveled from Birmingham AL to Chicago to have a surgical consult with Dr. Patrick McCarthy at Northwestern Memorial last week. Dr. McCarthy recommended that I not wait longer than 3 months to have my first AVR. This was not what I expected and now I am in a whirlwind of...

Hi everyone. I was wondering what are the various types and intensity of exercise all of you are doing while in the waiting room for AVR. My typical form was to walk/run for 4-6 miles each at least 4 times per week. My cardiologist is saying she doesn't feel comfortable with me running at...

I am a recent stalker on this site and feel blessed to have found it. I am recently diagnosed with Bicuspid Aortic Valve with moderate-to-severe Aortic Stenosis. This was shocking in that I had always been told (since 18 and I am now 54) I had mitral valve prolapse. My echo numbers are...