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Tim Thomasposted an update

292 days ago

Good morning to all. Lots of great postings to catch up on.
Soon I will be scheduling my aortic valve replacement using a bioprosthetic (bovine tissue) ...Read more

Good morning to all. Lots of great postings to catch up on.
Soon I will be scheduling my aortic valve replacement using a bioprosthetic (bovine tissue) type valve and a Thoracotomy surgical procedure. Does anyone know of a simple to read score card/chart that compares each valve for comparison? There’s a lot of information out there, but nothing really compares one product to another.

Sue Maize Hi Tim, glad you found this site! There is lots of good information available online, but also in the ... Read more

Sue Maize Hi Tim, glad you found this site! There is lots of good information available online, but also in the resources Adam has posted here, comparing the different valve options. When it comes to aortic valve replacement there are really 3 options, that depend on age, general heart health, lifestyle, etc…..bio prosthetic/tissue, mechanical and the Ross procedure. Each have their pluses and minuses but each person is different and has to make the choice that’s best for them. I would start with the resources here and then broaden the search to credible medical sources online—lots of great stuff on PubMed. Good luck!

Tim Thomas Sue, thanks for this information. I will check out PubMed.

Tim Thomasposted an update

309 days ago

Hello, new here. I will be having an Aortic Valve Replacement in the near future, not scheduled yet. I have been researching the Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement ...Read more

Hello, new here. I will be having an Aortic Valve Replacement in the near future, not scheduled yet. I have been researching the Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement procedure and I have not seen anything posted from someone who has done this. Anyone out there have any information on this procedure?
Thank you in advance.

Valerie Allen When I asked at Cleveland Clinic almost a year ago, I was told that Robotic for Aortic repair/replace ... Read more

Valerie Allen When I asked at Cleveland Clinic almost a year ago, I was told that Robotic for Aortic repair/replacement is not being used yet.

Dan S-otts TAVR does not involve opening the chest

Dan Fouratt there was a seminar but it focused on the mitral valve. I looked in to aortic valve as an alternativ ... Read more

Dan Fouratt there was a seminar but it focused on the mitral valve. I looked in to aortic valve as an alternative but really did not find much. not sure if you can have MI-ARV. I qualified and it is better then cracking open your chest.

Anna Ma There is a webinar Adam did with two doctors on robotic procedure very recently, like a few weeks ago ... Read more

Anna Ma There is a webinar Adam did with two doctors on robotic procedure very recently, like a few weeks ago. Just by watching that I know I'm not qualified for it. Not everyone qualify for that.

Tim Thomas Thank you all for your help. FYI I’m not a candidate for TAVR procedure.