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When we first met with Cohn in September, he reviewed the ultrasound results and noted that there was leakage around the valve (he obviously didn't realize how bad it was until he went in). When we asked what this was a result of, he mentioned that it's basically because of the previous...

Thanks for all your well-wishes and support. I hope the story of my father gives hope and confidence to all who are about to undergo an OHS, whether it's their first, third or sixth.

Hello, I wrote a couple of months ago regarding my 80year old father's 3 rd valve replacement (bovine). He had the surgery on 12/10 after the surgery being postponed a month due to a bout with strep throat. The surgery was performed by Lawrence Cohn at Brigham and Women's in Boston. It...

Thanks for all the replies. I really appreciate it.

I think it was Dr. Gago @ St. Jospeh's in Ann Arbor in 1993 and his 2002 operation was performed at Beaumont, also in Michigan; I don't remember the surgeon's name for that one. My father has since moved to Mass.

Hi all, My father will need to have his aortic valve replaced within the next 6 weeks. This would be his 3rd open heart surgery. The valve is leaking a good amount, which is causing his mitral valve to leak also (and which may also need to be replaced). He is 80 years old, but takes good...