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Hey all,
I recently ran across the following article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2002-rst/1535.html. (And just in case I didn't insert the URL correctly, here it is again: www.mayoclinic.org/news2002-rst/1535.html.)
This only applies to people with aortic stenosis. Folks with aortic insufficiency, like me, are out of luck on this one. But even for people like me with insufficiency, this could be relevant. One day (maybe soon), I have to decide between the Ross Procedure and straightforward aortic valve replacement (AVR). I'm 34 years old, and the big drawback of AVR in young guys like me is that the valve can calcify and become stenotic within 10 years or less. But if these statin drugs delay the onset of severe stenosis in native aortic valves, perhaps they do the same with replacement tissue valves??
Anyway, this looked pretty interesting and I hadn't seen it on this site before, so I hope it helps someone.
Best,
Patrick
I recently ran across the following article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2002-rst/1535.html. (And just in case I didn't insert the URL correctly, here it is again: www.mayoclinic.org/news2002-rst/1535.html.)
This only applies to people with aortic stenosis. Folks with aortic insufficiency, like me, are out of luck on this one. But even for people like me with insufficiency, this could be relevant. One day (maybe soon), I have to decide between the Ross Procedure and straightforward aortic valve replacement (AVR). I'm 34 years old, and the big drawback of AVR in young guys like me is that the valve can calcify and become stenotic within 10 years or less. But if these statin drugs delay the onset of severe stenosis in native aortic valves, perhaps they do the same with replacement tissue valves??
Anyway, this looked pretty interesting and I hadn't seen it on this site before, so I hope it helps someone.
Best,
Patrick