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I was perhaps lucky in as much as I never had much anxiety with three open hearts and numerous other procedures which fortunately all...

In 2006 I was faced with a third open heart due to an aortic aneurysm. I had initially a tissue valve and then a St. Jude in the aortic...

You have an interesting dilemma. For unclear reasons you have at two biological valves fail in a relatively short period of time...

When aortas are replaced the valve and aorta are usually replaced as one piece when a mechanical valve is involved. Not sure exactly...

First you are making an assumption that having a TAVR procedure is without risk. That is not true. Certain things are actually more...

I am not an electrophysiologist but I have had three ablations for A fib. Monitors are essentially small EKG machines which show rhythm...

A somewhat similar story about the stents. I previously had two valve surgeries but had to have another due to a 6.5 cm aneurysm. My...