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MILD mitral valve regurgitation is a common echo finding and will most probably never progress to moderate level in your entire life (if your valve is structurally fine).

Glad to hear you are doing well. I wish you the best!

Glad to hear you are doing well!

Congratulations ****!

Hi. Glad to know you are doing well after such an ordeal. I wish you the best. Take care.

Hi! regarding accuracy of TTE and CMR, there is one important thing to take into account: All consensus and guidelines, as far as i know, are based on echo measures. So let suppose (just an example) that echo usually overestimates real regurgitation volume by say 30% when compared with a more...

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Hi! Regarding your question about seeking alternative opinions, you already got excellent answers. Personally, I do not beleive that you have to tell your current doctor that you are looking for a second opinion. You can tell him or not, its you decision. Of course, i am assuming that you have...

Hi! You mentionned a cardiac surgeon. I assume you also consult a cardiologist. What is his opinion? Keep in mind that surgeons want to perform surgeries... Before any surgery, and moreover if it is a MAJOR surgery, you should have several independant opinions. Delaying a needed cardiac...

I wish you the best!

Congratulations Steve! And i profit the occasion to thanks you for your great contributions to this forum.

Good news! I wish you the best for your recovery.

Hi! Just 2 comments on the original subject: 1- This study is not particulary new. It is from 2013, as far as i can see. 2- Mitral and Aortic valves are 2 different beasts. VERY different indeed. No study results about the mitral valve can be automatically extended to the aortic one (and...

What about the millennial method of counting the heart beats for say 20 seconds and multiply by 3? Works pretty well for me!

Great news! Let us hope you can now "forget" about your cardiac condition for some time (at least until your next checkup) and focus on enjoying more your life! We tend to overthink about our cardiac problem (of course i include myself here), and that is not good for our mental health!

Hi Nupur! I am in a very similar situations than yours. I have severe mitral valve regurgitation as a consequence of a bileaflet mitral valve prolapse (mostly posterior). No symptoms for the moment, and the usual surgery triggers not reached. My LA is also pretty enlarged. The 2 cardiologists i...

I wish you the best for your upcoming surgery!

Congratulations for **** and Pellicle! I find both very inspirational. Reading them definitely eases my mind.

Harriet, sad to hear these news. The following quote came to my mind: Those who are weak don’t fight. Those who are stronger might fight for an hour. Those who are stronger still might fight for many years. The strongest fight their whole life. They are the indispensable ones. — Bertolt Brecht...

Hi Anne, sorry to hear those news. Yes, some numbers are worsening. But you are active, you feel fine, you have no symptoms. IMO, you have plenty of time ahead to plan, with your doctors, what to do. Dont let anxiety dominate yourself and ask for a second OHS before it is really needed. Take care.