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Well...it's been almost a year since my AVR and I'm heading back to have three of my eight Sternum wires removed. I saw the X-rays and it looked like 5 year old dressed the wires! This really ticks me off because this is shouldn't have happened! :mad: I'm going to a different surgeon, (NOT a...

What do you get when you combine three blood-pressure-lowering drugs, a cholesterol-busting statin, and aspirin into a single pill? The answer is a "kitchen sink" approach that proponents say could reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels -- two well-known heart disease risk factors --...

Heart-valve illness studied The Press Last updated 05:00 17/03/2009 Christchurch medics are shedding new light on a deadly heart condition that kills up to 40 per cent of sufferers within a year. Endocarditis is an infection of the heart valve that requires hospitalisation, intravenous...

Perhaps that $18,000 AVR was not such a good deal after all... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Chandigarh-doctor-found-scam-guilty/articleshow/4214973.cms PGI doctor found at heart of scam 3 Mar 2009, 0215 hrs IST, TNN CHANDIGARH: He played with the trust of those who gave him...

Just musing here... When a tissue valve fails 10 to 15 years; could a Catheter-based valve be an option instead of a re-open?

Any thoughts about the effectiveness of antibiotic toothpaste in helping prevent a bacterial blood infection? One brand that comes to mind is Colgate Total...there may be others. "What is Colgate Total toothpaste? The unique formula of Colgate Total, containing fluoride and the antibacterial...

...with intestinal flu while on Coumaden. I've come the conclusion it's like *riding the bubble*...fall off one side you can bleed to death while the other may stroke you out. I went from 2.8 to almost 6 in three days. I only suspected something was wrong when I started to have blood in my...

I had my three month post-op checkup and all seems well. However, I'm still not back to my pre-op condition (which was not great) with stairs and inclines. I really expected to be a bit farther along but my Cardologist didn't seem concerned. Am I pushing my recovery time? I know some members...

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I'm now using warfarin supplied by my regular pharmacy; previously I was using post release hospital meds. My INR is now drifting upward based on the same doesage. I'm guessing most of this generic stuff is Chinese so I'm quite suspicious/concerned about quality control. Any thoughts on...

Mr. Noob here... I've tried three different styles of lancest's however, rarely am I able to obtain a nice sample for my INR test. Any thoughts or suggestions would really be appreciated! Thanks!

Any thoughts (good or bad) regarding the cuff type BP monitors? Thanks!

I'm post op going on five weeks and all of a sudden developed a red spot about the size of a half dollar at the bottom of my incision. Can infection develop this far out? Everything else looks great! Thanks!

It looks like there are several options available for home monitoring. Anyone have a suggestions? Thanks!

Anyone have one in your home? Listening to the pitch people...all should have one to help prevent sudden cardiac arrest. Just curious...guess I need to think about such things now...

Hello fellow travelers! Headed for a replacement aortic valve on August 8th and I have 'til Thursday to select a valve. The surgeon doesn't care other then no Ross procedure. I'd pretty much decided on the ON-X but the freedom a tissue valve offers has me rethinking the issue. I'm not too...