Larry Reese - Heart Valve Journal

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20 days ago

Hello all, I'm looking forward to joining the community and leveraging our knowledge and experiences to stay positive and hopefully reduce stress.

Will ...Read more

Hello all, I'm looking forward to joining the community and leveraging our knowledge and experiences to stay positive and hopefully reduce stress.

Will be a bicuspid aortic valve replacement (ross is what I would prefer but apparently my anatomy is not a good fit) w cow valve, plus 1 or 2 CABGs. Scarry as heck.

Long story, bore you w it later perhaps, but my calcium score was 2900+ anyone else here in that ridiculous range?

Wishing everyone the best. Stay strong.

Larry

Dan Fouratt Larry, Welcome to the community. I am a fellow BAV with a bovine valve replacement coming up to a ye ... Read more

Dan Fouratt Larry, Welcome to the community. I am a fellow BAV with a bovine valve replacement coming up to a year ago. This community was great in answering my questions and I sure you will find it a great asset. Good luck on your journey. Dan

Fidel Martínez Ruiz

Hey Larry and Dan: I had the mitral valve replaced (76 y.o) by a cow valve in october 2023. Doctors... Read more

Fidel Martínez Ruiz

Hey Larry and Dan: I had the mitral valve replaced (76 y.o) by a cow valve in october 2023. Doctors told me that when the valve wear out in 12 to 15 years will be possible to replace it in a "valve in valve" TMVR procedure to avoid open surgery. The good news for the aortic gang is that this "valve in valve" procedure in aortic possition (TAVR) is currently quite mastered by the surgeons (not so in mitral position, at least in Spain). It is a very good luck for you the aortics. Have a nice time.

Valerie Allen If we were musically inclined, we could start a band called The Aortics! 😉 Many on here have had s ... Read more

Valerie Allen If we were musically inclined, we could start a band called The Aortics! 😉 Many on here have had successful aortic surgeries but we also know the extreme stress. I lived with it full on for a year prior to surgery. This is a place for questions and comfort. You can do it!

Larry Reese Thank you all for the welcome. Does the search function work well here? Any tricks to searching fo ... Read more

Larry Reese Thank you all for the welcome. Does the search function work well here? Any tricks to searching for and finding information?

Valerie Allen Larry, the Learning Center at the top will get you started. If you are looking for hospitals/surgeons ... Read more

Valerie Allen Larry, the Learning Center at the top will get you started. If you are looking for hospitals/surgeons the SurgeonFinder under the menu will help. It includes patient reviews. For me it was mostly following links and the Learning Center. Don’t miss the videos, they cover so much!