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My Wife is a dental hygienist and I just had AVR 4 weeks ago. Her advice is not to go to the dentist right now unless it is an emergency. Her office has installed a new HEPA air filtration system and an extra-oral suction (sits outside the patient's mouth to catch aerosols) and they are using...

Your situation sounds like mine. I'm using that same logic. My surgery will be next month. It can be very nerve wracking trying to decide witch way to go. I feel a lot better after meeting with my surgeon yesterday. Tissue now, TAVR later.

Hello and thanks for this great resource. I am a 56 year old male with aortic stenosis. Had an angiogram yesterday and surgery looks like it will be next month. From talking to the surgeon I'm in the grey area as far as tissue vs. mechanical. I'm very active so we are leaning toward tissue with...