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I wish I'd found this site sooner as I'm scheduled for AVR on 20Aug in Atlanta Ga by Dr. David Langford.
I was definitively diagnosed in 1972 with aortic stenosis via heart catherization at the impressionable age of 14. Thirty years have passed and I became noticeably symptomatic on 01Jul. I've known surgery was likely in my future, I just thought it would be later! My echo gradient went from 38mmHg to 60mmHg since last year.
My youthful experience and natural inclinations led me to a BS in Biomedical Engineering in 1981, so I've also had substantial technical education on this subject. I've worked in the medical device industry throughout my career.
Shortness of breath, mild dizzy spells and angina keep reminding me I'm not the man I used to be! Timing has been deliberate to get my girls (5 and 6-1/2) in school and support for my wife during this trying time; we just moved to GA from VA in May!
Looking forward to getting this behind me and doing whatever it takes to do it right!
I'll be back...
I was definitively diagnosed in 1972 with aortic stenosis via heart catherization at the impressionable age of 14. Thirty years have passed and I became noticeably symptomatic on 01Jul. I've known surgery was likely in my future, I just thought it would be later! My echo gradient went from 38mmHg to 60mmHg since last year.
My youthful experience and natural inclinations led me to a BS in Biomedical Engineering in 1981, so I've also had substantial technical education on this subject. I've worked in the medical device industry throughout my career.
Shortness of breath, mild dizzy spells and angina keep reminding me I'm not the man I used to be! Timing has been deliberate to get my girls (5 and 6-1/2) in school and support for my wife during this trying time; we just moved to GA from VA in May!
Looking forward to getting this behind me and doing whatever it takes to do it right!
I'll be back...