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Hello-- I never post here because my mitral valve repair has been more or less stable for 10 years... and now it's not. My cardiologist thinks I need a replacement in the next 6 months. The rather fortuitous news in my life is that I just got a new job in Cleveland, and am moving there next...

Hi Everyone-- My mother and her leaky aortic valve are looking for a cardiologist in Oklahoma City. Ideally, she's looking for someone on the north side of the city or in Edmond. All suggestions appreciated. Thanks! nearyneary

Apparently, she has a leaky valve (the article is sort of vague about which one-- is she talking about her aortic valve?): http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30950377/ It's great to see a young female celebrity speaking out about valve disease-- maybe now people will stop telling me that I'm "too...

Hi everyone-- I asked my cardio if I could take birth control pills with estrogen, and he said that it would be fine. He told me that my risk of getting a blood clot isn't any higher than anyone else's (which makes me wonder why I'm taking aspirin every day :rolleyes: ). It still makes me a...

My friend's father is in the hospital right now (after a suspected heart attack, but it turns out he didn't have one). His doctors (at Hoag Hospital, in Newport Beach) want to do bypass/ mitral valve surgery this week. Does anyone know anything about this facility or the surgeons there? Who is...

Hi everyone-- I've been lurking here for a while, but decided to finally post. I had my mitral valve repaired last summer by Dr. Colvin at NYU, but I am unsure how long this repair will hold up. I have had three echoes since the surgery-- the first showed severe regurgitation, the second showed...