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Love this! And yes absolutely I’m here to learn!! I did spend several hours last night going through the links and research and posts. Granted, some of the wording is way over my head but I do see the studies showing what you have mentioned and I appreciate you taking the time to send all of...

Hello! Thank you for this wealth of information. My surgeon first suggested the St Jude. May I ask why you think that might be better? I chose it partly bc of the INR as I have hopes to run a marathon. My surgeon was definitely open to either one. I guess I will need to do more research as...

I’ve had a whirlwind of an experience. Thought I’d introduce myself. I was very sick a month ago and had crazy high BP with ambulance calls. The ER was no help really, but my doctor was incredible. She heard the murmur, saw the hammer pulse and had me get an echo. I was at a point where I...

Thank you! I am 48. I also have 2 grown sons. I have an almost 2 year old granddaughter as well. I’m anxious to hear how everyone did after surgery. I’m hoping to get back to running and exercising.

Hello! I’m new here and so glad I found this site. Everything is going pretty fast. I was very sick and had no idea what was happening to me. Every time I would stand up my BP would shoot up to over 200. Long story short, I found I had a severe leaky valve and a BAV. I feel like I’ve had...