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My 19 year old son Sam has just had his annual follow up following his AVR surgery in November 2012. I am pleased to say that his results are very good and according to his cardiologist, the valve is working perfectly ( medtronic freestyle tissue). I must admit to having been a little anxious...

Well the day of our 18 year old son's surgery has arrived. He had been originally been lined up for a Ross Procedure given his age but closer examination has shown his Aorta is too large to accept his pulmonary valve satisfactorily so the decision has been made to go with a tissue valve. We are...

Hi all Been a quiet observer here for a while but just wanted some info. Our 17 year old son was diagnosed at birth with congenital Aortic Valve Stenosis. He has had annual check ups until early last year, when his echo picked up that his left ventricular diastolic dimension had increased...