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Hi all, I'm 6 weeks post op and feel great other then I get what feels like a lump in my throat. I made an appointment with an ENT, I think it's because of the breathing tube, but want to be sure. Anybody else have that feeling post op?

I was released from the hospital on Monday, surgery went well, they did find an aneurysm on my aortic root, and repaired it. Now just walking and taking it easy for the next few weeks and listening to my dog bark, the kids fight and my wife yelling at them all to be quite (its good to be...

After spending weeks changing my mind like I change my pants, between the Ross procedure and going with a tissue valve, I finally made a decesion. Dr. Girardi will replace my BAV with a bovine valve on January 21st. I was leaning for a while to go with Dr. Stelzer and the Ross, but I was...

Hi all, I am new to the forum and have a few questions. First a little about myself, I am an active 37 year old, who was diagnosed with BAV about 5 or 6 years ago. During that time, my cardiologist has been monitoring me and last month informed me that I have severe regurgitaion and need to...