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Age 49, been getting tired a lot more lately...early afternoon at the office...drinking a lot of coffee to get thru day...wondering...aortic valve 80% calcified, waiting for "symptoms". Also seem to get indigestion nightly. Wondering if these are perimenopause symptoms or possiby CHF...when I...

I've been keeping up with the studies being done at various hospitals on this procedure, but I can't seem to find the answer to one question. Since the "stent valve" consists of bovine pericardial tissue and a stainless steel frame, does that mean this new type of valve will have to be replaced...

copy and paste if interested... http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS96716+02-Nov-2009+PRN20091102 Best, Dianne

I have to have a hip replacement because of avascular necrosis, so I saw a hip surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery (NYC) on Wednesday. I ran into an unanticipated stumbling block, my heart condition. You see, my Cardio told me to have my hip replaced ASAP while my aortic valve is...

"Dr. DeRose has a particular research and clinical interest in robotic cardiothoracic surgery. He was involved in the first robotic biventricular pacemaker, thymectomy and atrial spetal defect repair in the world. His clinical practice is devoted to minimally invasive and alternative approaches...

Heart joke...Dianne

This morning was the first time I had a dizzy spell while driving on a crowded highway to work...I was in the left lane (late as usual), so I quickly got into the right lane and breathed and tried to keep my head from spinning...luckily it passed after a minute, and I didn't hit anything...scary...

Ross, Wow!! Your information is amazing and so helpful. Thank you!!! -Dianne (newbie)

Just an FYI for those of you who may be ignorant, like I was of this fact. Things, as we know, are not always as they seem. I have it on good authority that there are surgeons out there who refuse to treat patients whom they consider high risk, because a negative outcome would adversely affect...