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Hello, Has anyone here ever had issues with echocardiogram results? I've been getting echos twice a year for the most part since my last MV repair, and the results are roughly the same and not of concerns to my doctors. However, I've been having symptom of fatigue from exertion and low energy...

Hi VR crowd, My doc ordered an stress echo ( echo at rest, then getting heart rate up on treadmill, and another echo right after the treadmill) for me next month based on my concerns. I really want to improve my ability to exercise, but also have felt some discomfort around my heart, below it...

Hope all is well on here, Hi I'm getting a tooth molding today and the front desk person suggested I don't need to take 2g of amoxicillin 1 hr prior to the appointment? Is that really ok? Secondly, Is there a different antibiotics regimen for a tooth extraction, since I was told jus tto take...

Hi all, hope everyone is staying healthy during these trying times. I had my mitral valve re-repair and a tricuspid valve repair (was decided at the OR) at the end of January 2020, a year after my first OHS. Full sternatomy, healed well, ribs hurt occasionally and it doesn't bother me much...

Went in to see my cardiologist this week to discuss the echo results 8 months after surgery. The valve is leaking just as much as it was prior to surgery. The doc said that surgery failed somewhat completely. And here I am with a new round of TEE and surgery coming at the end of the year...

Went in to see my cardiologist this week to discuss the echo results 8 months after surgery. The valve is leaking just as much as it was prior to surgery. The doc said that surgery failed somewhat completely. And here I am with a new round of TEE and surgery coming at the end of the year...

Hi there, It’s been 8 months after I had a mitral valve repair surgery and just had my first follow up with a cardiologist to see how I’m doing, where she could hear a new post-op mitral valve murmur, and said that the valve is leaking again and I might need another surgery in about 5 years from...