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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 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...

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...

Dear all, I am scheduled next month for a second AVR. My first operation was a bicuspid aortic valve repair, but lasted unfortunately only 3 years :-( (if you want the know the whole story or considering an aortic valve repair, just message me). Since i am 43 now, probably (95%) i will choose...