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why are people so hung up on this valve, i have it, i chose it, i take a calculated risk based on the companies findings, i will tell the world and his dog about this valve as an option but the final decision is theirs, if i was younger i would still have this valve and the chance of further...

the only reference is my surgeon and this was told to me in the high dependency unit after the op, i am seeing him on thursday and i will ask him to confirm that.

But and it is a but the future is not going to be geared towards OHS or so those involved in the research and development state, the days of invasive and costly surgeries that keep patients in expensive beds and away from their employment are numbered, it may take a few years but the future will...

these have nothing to do with the new generation of valves.

Yes and in order to make his choice i hope he discusses this valve with his cardiologist/surgeon and if they dismiss it as a marketing claim at least he would have had the option discussed with his team.

things move on at one point all heart surgery had no historical evidence, every valve ever made at one point was a first, i mean the future will be valves grown from your own cells that will last a lifetime if looked after. You would be a fool to accept claims as truths but on balance i will...

I have the new inspiris valve mrfox and i chose it mainly due to its claimed longevity and the fact when it needs replacing TAVI will be the norm (no guaranteed of course) i could not face a life of hearing a ticking noise (i hate the sound of clocks already) and the anticoagulants could...

my aortic valve was replaced 19 days ago in New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton in the UK and i had the new Inspiris valve the surgeon was named Mr Nicoladis (sp) and by shattered i mean tired from recovery.

Excellent news same valve as me as well, good luck with the recovery i am 18 days post recovery and even though i am shattered it gets better every day.

thank you Anne your help is very much appreciated and i did get the new valve, onwards and upwards.

on the other side now and just taking the recovery as it comes, this is a a journey.

Thank you Anne, i think i may be magnifying things as it really is only a slight sniffle and a very occasional clearing of the throat, i have taken annual leave for this week to avoid work which seems to be having a flu outbreak. Going to be a long few days but i have quite a few things to get...

Anyone had their operation cancelled due to either a cough or cold, i am scheduled for 6th Feb and i have a little bit of a cough and cold, not much but you know how these magnify during these times, would the slightest hint put them off surgery or does it have to be a full blown cold.

My dentist yesterday had to speak to his more newly qualified dentist partner who has he said are very up to date on these things and the answer was no pre medication was required so that is what we have done. He stated that this argument has been ongoing for years and years and with the new...

my surgeon requires dental clearance and i am currently going through it ready for AVR in the next few weeks, i have had a deep clean by the hygienist and having x rays next week, my dentist actually stated that none of these dental issues should delay my op due to the fact that everyone has a...

I am not very much up on the technical stuff but my surgeon basically said i would be able to have a TAVR if this fails in the future and it was one of the selling points for the valve, i still have the option to go for a mechanical valve as nothing is set in stone, all i have signed is the...

From what i have been told by my surgeon if the valve fails in the future then a replacement through the groin will be the answer so no more OHS

Hello i have a heart murmur from childhood and i have only in the last year been bothered by it, i have had the echocardiogram and the other one through the groin, my surgeon explained that in the future if the valve becomes a problem any further surgery would be done as a TAVR, i admit to not...

i appreciate that this post appears to have slightly veered off of the original post but i will be having this valve fitted at New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton UK in the next 1 to 3 months, my surgeon seems to feel at 50 it has the potential to see me through the rest of my life and will enhance...