Rods
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Hi everyone!
I am a 30 years old and was diagnosed with BAV in childhood; I never was scared by my condition and lived a totally normal life. (( made all bad things a young can do as smoke, drink heavly, do sports intensivly and drink coca-cola a lotiff.)).
Now it has been a long time I dont do those things, and started to worry ((too much)) with my condition because was approved in a Police Job that probably starts is middle of 2015, wanna married and have children.
Well, here I go...
I have very mild regurgitation and also mild stenosis that sometimes change very few; and not necesseraly increase(maybe because echo measures differences)... the middle gradient is 11 to 16 ((all my life)) and the max peak from 16 to 28. Never changed from this sometimes increasing or decreasing, and the root aorta always 35m.m since my 20´s;
My questions::
1.There is no calcium in my valve, is there any chance this stenosis due to the opening "shape"? I was born with it. does it happend to someone too?
2.Is it "normal" the maximum gradient changes so much?Sometimes increasing and also decreasing?
3.what is an accetable maximum gradient for mild stenosis? I heard is 25... when goes 28, why they keep saying it´s mild stenosis?
4.is there chances that even with stenosis, now that I am in my 30´s.. go to surgery only in 10 years? or even more...((i need some time in police before surgery))
Thanks for the attention and sorry about the poor english. =D. I am from Brazil.
I am a 30 years old and was diagnosed with BAV in childhood; I never was scared by my condition and lived a totally normal life. (( made all bad things a young can do as smoke, drink heavly, do sports intensivly and drink coca-cola a lotiff.)).
Now it has been a long time I dont do those things, and started to worry ((too much)) with my condition because was approved in a Police Job that probably starts is middle of 2015, wanna married and have children.
Well, here I go...
I have very mild regurgitation and also mild stenosis that sometimes change very few; and not necesseraly increase(maybe because echo measures differences)... the middle gradient is 11 to 16 ((all my life)) and the max peak from 16 to 28. Never changed from this sometimes increasing or decreasing, and the root aorta always 35m.m since my 20´s;
My questions::
1.There is no calcium in my valve, is there any chance this stenosis due to the opening "shape"? I was born with it. does it happend to someone too?
2.Is it "normal" the maximum gradient changes so much?Sometimes increasing and also decreasing?
3.what is an accetable maximum gradient for mild stenosis? I heard is 25... when goes 28, why they keep saying it´s mild stenosis?
4.is there chances that even with stenosis, now that I am in my 30´s.. go to surgery only in 10 years? or even more...((i need some time in police before surgery))
Thanks for the attention and sorry about the poor english. =D. I am from Brazil.