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Hi there all, Thanks for answers; good the hear that the Fragmin procedure is used more cases when INR drops to much low range. I use the injections a few times a year, just to be prudent and avoid any unneccesarily risks. pellicle . i have been doing the range 2 - 2.5 for some 1,5 year now, and...

Hi there, I have a mechanical St. Jude in the aortic position, but besides that no other heart problems My therapeutic INR range is 2 - 2.5 My cardiologist suggest to take a LMWH (Fragmin) when it is below 1.7 (for example, when I forgot to take the pills, doesnt happen very ofthen though) Is...

Hi there, I have a mechanical St. Jude in the aortic position, but besides that no other heart problems My therapeutic INR range is 2 - 2.5 My cardiologist suggest to take a LMWH (Fragmin) when it is below 1.7 (for example, when I forgot to take the pills, doesnt happen very ofthen though) Is...

Hi there all! For those people who want to go for a biological valve; there is a new type of biological valve on the market from Edwards Lifesciences, especially for young active people. Edwards Lifesciences claims: "The special coating prevents calcification and the valve can potentially last a...

Not just holding, but deep breath and then hold.

Just a quick update: Had my second AVR 2 weeks ago. So glad that I woke up!. This time (untill now) everything went much smoother.. (less pain and complications). Already did some 1 hour walks in the forest again!. Still chest & shoulderpain though. The sound of the mechanical valve is louder...

Did I understand well that you managing your INR before having your AVR operation?

Thanks Pellicle! Yeah, after I created this post, i just found out that there already had been a discussion on this topic. Also this discussion was very valuable: http://www.valvereplacement.org/forums/forum/valve-selection/863445-on-x-and-lower-inr-protocol Thanks, i am gonna check your dropbox...

Hi all! I am really curious to know what your cardiologist advises regarding INR management of the ON-X valve? For me it's not clear if the standard now is 1,5-2 or actually higher? Anybody has technical knowledge about this ON-x valve? is the design of the on-x really better that it can require...

You are 46 now? If you are considering a bio valve for next year, you might check out this new valve from Edwards: http://www.edwards.com/ns20160929 Difficult decisions to make and i understand your situation. Maybe you can answer this question for yourself... "if i weren't participating in...

only saying that be sure you need a replacement and not a repair. I can't suggest you about mitral valve selection, sorry..

Due date is somewhere end of march. Aortic valve replacement They also do a lot of Mitral valve repairs. Seems to last longer than the AVR. Maybe you can consider it.

What did you mean by "not of scar tissue to get through? there was a lot of scar tissue? I play the guitar btw, not such a loud instrument

Finally, what is ATS? I hate it when acronyms are used in articles and the writer assumes we know what they mean. My Google search shows there is a company called ATS Medical, but their website does not define ATS. Also, ATS Medical was bought out by Metronic, but I could not find ATS on their...

Hi all, i am in a process of getting a mechanical valve. Since there are many brands on the market, i was hoping if there is any brand which is more quiet than others? I am a 43 year old classical musician, so it is not very practical to have a build-in metronome that has always more of less the...

that's right!

For those young people (40+) considering mechanical/tissue: there will soon be a new tissue on the market, the Edwards Inspiris. Its TAVR ready and most important, the tissue had a new kind of treatment that delays the proces of calcification. Tests only done on animals, promising...

In stead of a echo, you can also do a Hearth MRI once per year (or 2 years). They are more accurate in general. EF and LV say something but also important to know are the EDV and ESV. It is strange though that your LV varies from 6 to 5.1 now.

My valve was repaired 3 years ago. Unfortunately, i am schedules now for a replacement because the valve repair didn't hold. It's a risk you take. My backup was bio by the way (age 40). Looking back, the repair was not a good choice and they should have aborted the repair and have made the...

It's amazing that your Bicuspid Aortic Valve repair also failed. Mine lasted for 3 years, but now I am scheduled also for a re-op. I think this whole repair thing is still very experimental, at least for aortic valves. It works better on mitral valves. They should inform patients about the...