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Thanks to everyone before my last OHS and after for all the advice and information. The last year has really been great since my St. Jude valve implant (aortic valve)/Ascending Aorta Replaced/Root Repair. I have literally had no real issues at all. I feel better and love to look into the...

I just received a St. Jude Aortic valve on March 24th. My surgeon wants my INR to be 1.8 to 2.5. Does that sound right to everyone here? I have been looking around a lot and feel like that might be low. How do they determine where you need to be? Thanks for any help.

Hey Guys, Thanks again for all the great support and advice found on this site. Well I went into surgery thinking this would be a simple ascending aorta repair as I had an anuerysm. Went into surgery at 6:30 am on the 24th. By eleven my family was told they where wrapping it up. Well...

Hey Guys, Great to have my Ascending TAA/ROOT, and aortic mechanical valve surgery over with. Got into Surgery on Tues. morning around 5:00. Closing me up at 11 am but my aortic valve didn't want to cooperate, back in surgery until 7-8 the same night. My valve was just to bad to save, I knew...

I guess when I said new guy I am not really new to heart surgery but only to valvereplacement.com. I have had two prior open heart surgeries before including a Ross procedure in 96'. I am now scheduled to undergo an open heart for a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm that is around 4.9 to 5.1 depending...