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Received my mechanical valve in Dec. 2021 as a newly-wed 36 year old. My wife was delighted to hear your story.

Hey @skier, you probably don't remember me, but I'm the 36 y/o who had a valve replaced for the same reason in December (the asymptomatic guy with the super low EF rate). Sounds like you're doing well! Sorry to hear that they're holding you for INR levels -- I too was an INR prisoner. It was...

Hi folks, the 15-20% number was my EF value -- not my drop from baseline. This was first detected by echo, and then confirmed with MRIs and a TEE. I was asymptomatic the entire time, which more than one doctor described as "crazy." After the first echo, my wife and I naively hoped that they...

I had severe aortic regurgitation and my cardio and surgeon recommended surgery ASAP. I was also asymptomatic, but my EF was down around 15-20% and my LV was severely dilated. Wall thickness was good. The docs were very, very surprised that I was still asymptomatic given my EF. I'm...