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Hi! This is my first post to your site. I'm a 44 yr old adult with congenital heart defects and will be undergoing a reoperation for a leaky bovine valve put in one year ago. It's the Carpentier-Edwards valve and apparently is now leaking like a sieve from the inside and the perimeter. Naturally I am very upset over this. Do you have any statistics on reasons why this would fail so quicky? I was led to believe it would last at least 10 years. Can calcification occur this quicky? I know about endocarditis, already had, that's why I had the replacement.
I am very much opposed to a mechanical valve due to the need for coumidin but find I may have no choice now. Thanks.
I am very much opposed to a mechanical valve due to the need for coumidin but find I may have no choice now. Thanks.