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I got my first mechanical aortic valve in the summer (July) of 2010. Everything seemed to be going well, but I contracted endocarditis that turned septic. I believe that occurred due to ineffective antibiotics during dental work. Since there was vegetation growing on my existing mechanical...

On-X, the way to go On-X, the way to go I got a mechanical On-X Aortic valve and aortic root in January this year, and my surgeon and cardiology team swear by the improved hemodynamics of this valve. I think it may even be a bit quieter then my previous St. Jude aortic valve which had to be...

My post is a little late to the game, but on January 21 this year (2014) I had tricuspid and aortic valve replacement. I had contracted endocarditis, which had turned septic, and was very close to death. My surgery was at the Nebraska Medical Center, and Kim Duncan is my heart surgeon. He is...

Welcome KathyS OHS recipients are an awesome bunch of people.

This seems like as good a place as any to introduce myself. I was born with tetrology of fallot, had a BT shunt in 1962, TOF repair in 1969, mechanical aortic valve and ascending aortic aneurysm graft in 2010, and dual chamber pacemaker for 2nd degree AV block January 2011. I'm looking forward...