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Everything seemed to be going fine until yesterday. I wore a holter monitor for 24 hours to make sure my A fib was gone, which it was. Then the nurse called and said I had an episode of ventricular tacycardia. I saw the electrical specilaist today and he confirmed that I had one episode of 10...

I am 10 weeks post op and started using mederma scar cream. has anyone used it before. I seem to notice some itching after applying it but no redness. Is it too soon to use it and is the itching normal

All the advise everyone gave me has served me well. It has been a little over 9 weeks and I had a check up with the cardiologist and an echo. The echo showed the repaired mitral valve is working fine with no leaks. Also the Ejection Fraction was 50%. As most of you remember I was in a panic...

By the time they discovered my severe leaking mitral valve my EF was down to 35%. I have not seen the cardiologist yet for my follow up echo. I started rehab this week and on the form they have heart failure checked with my EF listed. Neither the surgeon or the cardiologist who checked on me in...

Hello I would like to introduce myself. I am 47 yrs old and had complex mitral valve repair and a maze procedure on March 10th. This has all taken me by surprise and has been an emotional rollercoaster. I knew I had mitral valve prolapse but was told not to worry about it. In late february I...