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My surgeon , Dr Marc Gerdisch at Franciscan Hospital Indianapolis told us if he could repair the valve that it would buy me 10-12 years of no blood thinners, reducing the risk for stroke. If he couldn’t repair, I did have choices for a valve and had chosen the Onyx valve. Today I called his...

Sorry that I was not clear. It was a repair of my aortic valve, not a replacement

Yes it was a repair to my aortic valve. Not replacement. Sorry I wasn’t clear

Hello. I had an aortic valve repair. My surgeon did mention that my aortic valve is quite small to begin with, but when he “repaired” it, there was no stenosis. I am calling my surgeon today. Thank you

Thank you for your response. Before the surgery they did testing and I didn’t have an aneurysm at that time. I did not know that bicuspid valves can cause this! Thank you for this information.

I’m a 55 year old female. In 2019 I had open heart surgery for aortic insufficiency due to bicuspid valve. One year later I started feeling bad again, got in to cardiologist and had an echo which showed Moderate Aortic Stenosis! The echo right after surgery showed NO stenosis! I felt better 3...