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Bench work can be very tedious. Helps to hone your deductive reasoning with experimental designs. I got a bit of a background as a mad scientist.

Just started with the coagsense meter and have done several determinations with it. I was getting 2.1 when the Roche machine was reading 2.5. My range is 2 to 3 with first 3 months of valve. I just checked it again yesterday on my coagsense and it was 2.2. Device works real easy with the...

The most common reason for elevation of liver enzymes is a condition called NASH or NAFLD. Non alcoholic fatty liver disease. Other reasons for elevation: Alcoholic liver disease ●Hepatitis C (particularly genotype 3) ●Wilson disease ●Lipodystrophy ●Starvation ●Parenteral nutrition...

I was told that an echo is not required but both surgeon and cardiologist want it so that findings can be followed. Curious as to what my gradient is now after AVR. I plan to schedule one next week.

I have a BS in microbiology with honors so I kind of understand the whole microbial thing. Plus my machine is exposed to the blood that is pooled in a small well that holds 10 microliter of blood. Can a person guarantee they aren’t getting prions or a hepatitis virion, who knows.

I didn’t see that a new machine was sold on eBay. I just know that the possibility of infection from a used machine maybe infinitesimally small to get an infection; but it’s not non-existent which is my entire point. If it’s new and cheap rock on , I missed out on it. Happy with what I got 50...

The only thing about buying used is there are blood products from previous user on machine. I went with new machine instead ,bought from wilbourn medical. It just showed up today. Payed 900 bucks for the kit. Insurance wanted to charge 3k to rent machine. Will see how it works out. I...

I wonder if the lower INR recommendations come in light of fact a person is asked to take 81mg ASA at the same time. Perhaps better results are present from the anti-platelet effects of asa. As I mentioned earlier I will stay in the 2.5 INR club to be sure. I have no desire to have clots form...

After reading the links to the thread that was eye opening for me. INR of 2.5 sounds perfect.

I love your target grouping analogy. I like to reload different calibers and that is a good way of getting consistent ballistics. Especially cool when you Chrono rounds to determine velocity. I just purchased a coag sense meter. When I get it I will check same sample on my office “roche”...

Wow Lucky , you’re 5 days postop? Good luck to you. That first week was rough, hardest thing I have ever done. I always thought that I may be getting mental with the gradual deterioration of my BAV. It’s real for sure. My Inr is rock stable at 2.5. Told to keep it between 2 and 3 for next...

Covid19 heart has been documented. Virus has a propensity for cardiac tissue and conduction issues. Pacemaker is not an unusual endpoint for this condition .

It’s pretty amazing how my chest pain right where my valve was is gone now. I can go up stairs without being winded. I can almost feel my heart remodeling as I do my walkabouts. Seriously, I had some mild cardiomegaly by chest X-ray. Cardiologist stated that should improve. Going to get a...

40 days ago I underwent AVR and ligature of my left atrial appendage and it has been an amazing recovery. The first week wasn’t a lot of fun, but was hospitalized 5 days. 2 days were spent in icu and 3 days on surgical floor of our heart hospital. Since then I have been walking about 2.5 miles...