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It's been a little over three years since I got my new St Judes Mechanical valve. I've hit a couple sppedbumbs along the way but I'm pretty much back to "Normal". (Hiking, kayacking, skiing, construction, backpacking at 10,000 feet, light weightlifting, etc...) The only problem is, I've had...

Hello all. I'm going to be buying a INR machine in the the next couple of months. What should I look for and what brands? Thank you.

It's been 11 weeks since I had OHS to replace a Bicuspid Aorta valve with a mechanical ( St Judes). About three weeks ago, my Cardio doc said everything looked great ( the nurse said I looked better than any other patients she had seen) and I'll see you in 6 months. I'm 45 and always have been a...

Hello all you regulars! I had so many questions prior to surgery and all of you greatly helped out!. Thanks. I had my aorta valve replaced with a mechanical on April 20th. (bicuspid .07 opening) I turned 45 years old a week prior to the surgery. Just a little over a year ago I was hiking up Mt...

Hello all. This is an excellent forum. I was diagnosed with a bicuspid aortic valve at the age of 43 (2years ago). Right after I got the diagnosis, I climbed Mt. Whitney with no problems. Recently, I have had no cardio stamina and my heart has gone into A-fib a couple times. I have met with...