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Hey all! I’m new to the site. I had a failed TAVR with subsequent replacement. I ended up with endocarditis and had a repeat replacement last Sept. After my last open heart, I developed complete heart block and had to have a pacemaker inserted (mine is epicardial due to DVT). I then also...

I dealt with endocarditis after a missed pneumonia in which I ended up with a “seeded” valve and had to a repeat replacement after only two years of initial surgery. I had fever, malaise and a cough which was diagnosed as viral uri. I would ask for blood cultures. My surgeon told me that if they...