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I just found out that, owing to pericardial stripping that was performed 40 years ago, surgery to replace my mitral valve 'is not advisable'. My heart is stuck to both the sternum and lungs and separating them will be tricky. I was investigated to see if I was a candidate for the new mitral clip...

I have just been told that my severe TR is the result of interference from my pacemaker lead, installed initially in 2007. My EF went down from 55 to under 30 over the past 5 years, partially due to pacemaker syndrome and dyssynchrony of the ventricles, but also, apparently because of the lead...

Hello to all - I haven't contributed virtually anything to this forum since joining two years ago, but I have benefited greatly and want to thank everyone for their informative posts on all subjects. I joined after being told I would need surgery to deal with the severe regurg in both my...

Hello again, Just a quick update from me to all those who were kind enough to welcome me earlier (I am the person with severely leaky mitral and tricuspid valves). The result of my meeting with the surgeon is that he WANTS TO DELAY surgery until I am either more symptomatic (severe shortness...

Hello out there. My first post has me asking for contact with anyone who has undergone both tricuspid and mitral valve repair/replacement at the same time - the former procedure seems to be comparatively uncommon, although I see, coincidentally, that someone is undergoing this today! I have...