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Sure, I understand that but it's not like as if the existing INR range is that high to start with though - is it? I dunno, I'd be reticent to go near an INR of 1.5 on a mechanical valve though.

This may be a bit of a stupid question but what exactly is the big attraction of a lower INR anyway? I was on warfarin for three months post op and my range was 1.8 to 2.5 but I never really felt all that comfortable when I was around the 1.8. I was always more comfortable around the 2.5 and I...

Well, my surgeon wasn't at all concerned about my high liver enzymes at this point (5 months post op) and my cardiologist has asked me to stop using Atorvastatin and repeat bloods in 3 months.

Yeah, I'm not that concerned about mine as both my surgeon and cardiologist were not surprised when I asked about this a couple of months ago. It's common after the op. I am on 20mg Atorvastatin since my op (but my cholesterol is quite low) so I'm wondering if I might need to come off that...

Just did a search for elevated liver enzymes and came across this. I too have elevated liver enzymes. Both my surgeon and cardiologist said this is pretty common post surgery but I'm glad to see I'm not the only one.....I'm 5 month post op now. I take 20mg of Atorvastatin daily and I think there...

Yup. I was diagnosed as a child and only needed surgery at 52.

Wasn't sure where to put this so putting it here. It's a download from Heartvalvesurgery.com It's interesting and covers some of the topics that regularly come up here in terms of valve choice and the associated post op requirements. Worth a browse I think. Hope I'm not breaking any rules by...

Thanks very much for the update. 👍

I can only talk about my own experience but in my case, I was up around 100 bpm for a week or so post op and was on 2.5mg Bisoprolol once daily. After about a week my heart rate dropped to around 55 to 60 bpm. I did notice it dropping below 50 bpm at night and occasionally felt a bit light...

In terms of the 8 weeks out, I had my replacement 5 months ago and everything went great (52M, active). I was well into recovery at 8 weeks out but although I was walking close to 10 km per day at that stage, I still had some aches, pains and some severe sleep issues (which can be common). So...

Aha! That must be what my surgeon was referring to when I was pushing for Inspiris Resilia! He thinks the Inspiris Resiilia may well turn out to be a great choice for people in the future BUT he wasn't comfortable using it on me at 52 as there's not enough data yet. He mentioned that exact...

Oh my, I'm sorry to read that. I lost my younger brother a couple of years ago to a super rare thoracic sarcoma.

That's great news 👍

In fairness, I was the OP and I was happy to post about the issue with Trifecta and I'm a tissue valver at 52 myself (albeit a different valve). I dont really have any bias (that I'm aware of anyway). Given my own operation 5 months ago and my recovery, I'd still choose the exact same path...

There is a place for both.

I remember when I met my surgeon prior to my surgery, he was very insistent in terms of recommending that we use the Edwards Magna-Ease valve if tissue was my choice, precisely for the reason that the valve is well established with a great record. I remember the conversation very well as I'd bee...

Just cross posting from Reddit in case someone has a Trifecta valve that was implanted between 2010 and 2015. Hopefully I'm not breaking any forum rules.

I stand corrected then :giggle:

A co-worker of mine had Covid and she experienced an impact on her heart rate too. She has no heart issues but her resting heart rate went up into the 90's and any exertion ata ll such as climbing stairs in the house caused it to shoot up into the 130's. She's over Covid now and it's settling...

Is it as simple as the fact that the heart pre-op typically pumped at "x" BPM through a narrow orifice and now that the new valve is there, blood pumps through the larger orifice without much resistance and this in turn causes the heart to beat faster? Over time, it recalibrate itself to normal...