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I received my brand new, shiny mechanical aeortic heart valve almost 2 and a half years ago. I have since ran a marathon (one year and seven days after spending 24 days in the hospital for open-heart surgery) and I am currently training for my second marathon since my surgery. (Third marathon...

I'm a 22 year who had his aeortic valve replace a year and a half ago because of endocarditis. I'm a very healthy person and run quite frequently and for longer distances. Today I went for an eight-mile run. I felt during and after the run. I drank lots of water and stretched after the run. A...

I'm one year out of my aeortic valve replacement surgery. I had an artifical mechanical valve put in. I'm a very active (run marathons, triathlons) 22 year old male. I take lisiniprol for high blood pressure. Every once in a while I extreme dizziness. I feel like I'm going to pass out and...

I'm one year out of my aeortic valve replacement surgery. I had an artifical mechanical valve put in. I'm a very active (run marathons, triathlons) 22 year old male. I take lisiniprol for high blood pressure. Every once in a while I extreme dizziness. I feel like I'm going to pass out and...

I'm a 22 year old male who had an aortic valve transplant about six months ago. I've had complications since then with fluid build up and other problems, which have baffled the doctors. I've had to return to the ER several times several times, much to my dismay. My problem though relates to what...