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My SAVR anniversary, too !! 5 years ago (at age 62), and after a couple check-in's, Dr. Hashim smiled at me and said: "you're all set! Go live your life". The sweetest words. I say them to you, Kiethl.. Go live your life. It's all good!

4 years with On-X, I maintain 1.5 - 2 INR range via Warfain, with 81 mg aspirin daily. Healthy lifestyle, no comorbidities. I have confidence in my team; the recommendations of the manufacturer, the FDA, my coag clinic, the surgeon who did the work, and my cardiologist. No problems. The valve...

Thanks!! Will do..

Got my on-x valve April of 2017.. super happy with my valve, it’s quiet and I easily keep my INR between 1.5 and 2.0 .. it’s not hype, the data is clear that it does what it’s supposed to do. But I forgot to fill out the form to get a ring. I think I’ll do that now, based on some of the comments...

Tina, speaking on behalf of myself as a heart patient, a grateful “new” member and beneficiary of this forum, I am so sorry that you have had that experience, so new to this forum!! Please know that 99+ % of the forum users are really sweet, excellent, kind, supportive, enthusiastic and...

The On-X has an improved resistance to clotting, and lower INR requirement range 1.5 to 2.0 .. ergo less Warfarin needed. Over a lifetime, that's a significant advantage, and by extension, more fault-tolerant in the event of missed dosing. When I had surgery for prostate, my INR had to be...