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Hello, It's been a while since I've written about Hannah. Heart wise she is doing really well. (AVR with adult size mechanical valve 2010) All of her check ups have been great! On the other hand her INR has been all over the place for the last year and a half to two years. This change, I...

Hello, Hannah had her check up with her cardio today and I am very thrilled to report that everything looks great. She said her heart is functioning beautifully. Music to my mommy ears! Hannah had some anxiety issues prior to this appointment which led us (her dr and I) to go over...

Sorry if this was discussed elsewhere in the forums, but I read this a couple of weeks ago and meant to share. Exciting! Thoughts? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/17/corevalve-heart-valve-replacement-system-fda_n_4618417.html Kelly

Good morning, Hannah's INR has recently been all over the place. We have been working closing with her Cardiologist and assigned nurse to try and get her stable again (she was for 3 years). We have had her INR drop as low as 1.2 and then be as high as 4 the following week. She originally...

Hello, We recently had to take Hannah to her primary care doctor or an unrelated illness and the doctor filling in (who has seen her periodically) listened to her heart and said "Oh she has a murmur?!" This frustrates me as they sound so alarmed which scares the 13 year old sitting there...

Good morning! Feeling very blessed today! This is Hannah's 2 year valviversary and she is doing wonderful! I asked her this morning if she knew why today was so special, she said "Yeah mom I have cheerleading pictures after school today!" Not exactly what I was thinking, but it just made...

Hello, Hannah is less than two years post op from her aortic valve replacement (mechanical) and I am happy to say that in addition to dance and gymanastic classes, she made both the football and basketball cheerleading squads for her upcoming 7th grade school year! I couldn't be more proud of...

Hello, My 12 year old daughter is on warfarin for her mechanical aortic valve. She is getting older and we are anticipating the arrival of her monthly visitor - hopefully we still have plenty of time - I was curious for the women who are on warfarin, how does this affect you monthly cycle...

Hello, My daughter Hannah, had her aortic valve replaced last September with an adult sized (thank goodness) mechanical valve. She has been doing wonderful! Has been back to dance and tumbling since the beginning of November. She does very well on her coumadin - it has been stable (around...