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My 12 yr old son (who has a mech aortic valve) had an unusual week. Earlier this week he got his braces on (mega dose of amoxicillin) and then it was hard to eat for a couple of days, so his vitamin K was a unusually low. He recovered and ate fairly well thursday and friday, and yesterday was...

We found out our son had a bicuspid aortic valve and endocarditis, and he had emergency AVR. Last night we celebrated our healthy boy and acknowledged what we've been through this year by going as a family to the Braves game (on a school night - it felt like a big deal!) It was a lovely...

Hi, I've been lurking and learning for awhile now and thought I should introduce myself and my son. My son Nathan (11) had a BAV. We never knew - he had no murmer or symptoms that were attributed to his heart. Last year he developed endocarditis. We suspect he had this for months before it...