About Me (In My Own Words)
Hi I'm Steve.
9 years ago I had a one off nocturnal seizure and on admission to hospital doing normal monitoring a significant murmur was found. Referred to cardiology and then following Echo and MRI, I was found to have a bicuspid valve and dilation of ascending aorta (4.5). I was prescribed losartan prophylactically to reduce pressure on dilated aorta and put on a watch and wait of yearly echos and 2 yearly MRIs.
Started to become symptomatic (short of breath on walking up hills etc ) summer 21. Echo and MRI in November confirmed that I had severe aortic stenosis. We decided to replace with mechanical valve and as my aorta was 4.8 to replace that section too. This was done in Feb 22.
Valve was a lot more calcified than the scans showed, and in removing the valve and calcifications I ended up with complete heart block so needed a permanent pacemaker placed 1 week most op. I also suffered from pericardial effusion and had 1 litre drained 10 days post op.
More Info About Me & My Heart
More About Me
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My surgery date is:
February 25, 2022
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I was diagnosed with:
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Stenosis
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Aortic Aneurysm
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My surgery was:
Aortic Valve Replacement
Aortic Aneurysm Replacement
Pacemaker Implant
