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Glad to know that surgery went well. I wish you an smooth and fast recovery!

Brand new runner Congratulations!! Running can become pretty adictive. I bet that, in your next 5k race, you will try to improve your time! But it is a healthy addiction, excellent for your cardio system...

Hi and welcomed! You will probably need surgery sometime in the future. But if you are symptomless (most typical symptoms are being "out of breath" and tired), your systolic function is preserved ( key values to take into account are "ejection fraction" and "end of systolic diameter"), and your...

Hi! I have a similar condition, so i am somewhat familiar with the numbers you have posted. According to what i know, and allways keep in mind that i am just a patient myself, there are just 2 aspects that may indicate that surgery is needed: 1- Your EF. For mitral valve regurgitation disease...

Robotic MVR on 11/22 Hi! Regarding the replacement option, if repairs fails (but it will not fail!!), i was also told that mechanical is the option. It seems that tissue valves are not so often used in mitral position, at least in young patients. Good luck! You will be fine!

Mbeard Welcomed abroad! There are MANY members here with your exact pathology. It is allways shocking to realize you have some heart condition, but with time and good information, most of the anxiety goes away. Nobody knows exactly how your valve and aorta disease will evolve over time. It may...

Surgery Scheduled and going for the mechanical valve AZ Don: I am not sure about your maths here, lol. 400 a year is a LOT, but considering something like 200 working days, it means 2 surgeries a day. And my assumption is that, even if the complete surgery lasts say 5 hours, the top surgeon...

Dominique: Welcomed to the site! What is exactly the problem with your mitral valve? The most common problem, i beleive, is regurgitation (also called insufficiency, leakage). When surgery is indicated, surgeons will allways try to repair the valve instead of replacing it. Nowadays, in goods...

Less than a week away! Good luck! I also have mitral regurgitation because of a bileaflet prolapse. In my case, surgery is still not recommended, but i am closely monitored. If the repair is successfull, and there is a big chance it will be, it can perfectly last for your entire life! So do...

Bad day at the dr. Tdot, you dont have any genetic untretable condition. Stop thinking that. Your mind can be your worst enemy. What you do have is an ANXIETY attack. Relax, relax and relax. And, if you cant, look for help. Psychological support, and, eventually, some pill (given by a doctor...

Having the surgery date set will surely decrease your anxiety! It seems you have choosen a female cardiac surgeon. In Argentina, and i guess it is similar in other countries, cardiac surgery is an speciallity with VERY few women!

That is a good decision. However, keep in mind that not allways, and particulary in medicine, there are answers to all question. So dont become frustrasted if you dont get a satisfactory one. Doctors often use the word "idiopathic". It basically means "we have no idea why you have this"...

Tdot, Keep in mind that timing of valve surgery is a very complicate issue. Too late is bad, because your heart might have deteriorated to a point where it will not fully recover. But too early is also bad. It is easy to become very anxious and want to have surgery quickly. And, if you try...

Bad day at the dr. Tdot, why do you think that surgery will be soon? As i understand your case, AND OF COURSE I AM NOT A CARDIOLOGIST, you still have some time ahead before surgery. Probably years. The main thing is to control your anxiety.

Agian: Cholesterol, HBP, High Rest Heart Rate, Anxiety. May i suggest RUNNING? :thumbup::thumbup:

Just to add something to the already excellent answers you received: Trivial regurgitation (on any of the four heart valves) is an usual echo finding that has no importance at all. Modern technology allows to detect minimal backward blood flow (regurgitation) that were not detected 10 or 20...

Tdot: Relax, and TRUST your doctors. This does not seem to me as a drastic increase in your LV size (using your own words). As a matter of fact, your LV size is almost in normal range. Just slighty enlarged. On the other hand, echo measurements are not accurate to the milimeter. If you had the...

Hi! Many of you have nicks whose meanings are pretty obvious. In those cases where it is not so clear, can you tell us its meaning? In my case, i am also a member of the site Cardiacathletes, where i registered as Midpack. I enjoy running and like to participate in road races. My favourite...

If you are clearly symptomatic or sick (easily out of breath, very tired, etc.), the need of OHS is more naturally accepted. The problem arises for those that are completely asymptomatic. You are told something like this: "You must have OHS, because if you dont, you risk dying in the near...

AVR and anxiety/panic - An open discussion AVR, as far as i know, its not inevitable in his case. There is a chance (estimated at 50%, as he said) for AZ Don to never need a replacement for his bicuspid aortic valve. Lets hope for it!