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Late to the party, as always. Just celebrated 27 years with my St. Jude's bi-leaflet mitral and it's still clicking along. As others have mentioned, my cardiologist and EP are just keeping an eye on the dacron sutures but they didn't see any growth or abnormality. Issues I've experienced are...

Will just add to the discussion with my experience. I had my mitral valve replaced when I was 29, so not quite as young as @SadAnonymous but still young-ish. It sucked obviously and really brought on severe depression, particularly after the recovery period. I'm sure some of that was...

Late to the discussion but my my previous EP was a bridging guy and had me on Lovenox prior to "minor" surgeries. I overshot a few times during that period and actually passed out at one point which was attributed to the bridging. Needless to say, my SO was not happy with the entire process and...

The fact that you hiked in Peru and didn't pass out is probably a positive sign regardless of your SpO2. I had a severely perforated mitral valve, which leaked like a colander, with extreme regurgitation. I was literally gasping for air after walking up two flights of stairs.

Welcome aboard from a fellow newbie. I haven't kept up with the latest procedures so unsure if an aorta replacement is as invasive as my mitral repair. I'm sure the surgeons have gone over the practical details, how they're going in and what's involved with recovery. Speaking only to my...

So a newbie, hope everything is working as expected 😀 I'm in the hinterland of Southern Maryland south of Annapolis 🐄

I grew up enamored with technology, back when stone tablets were new, and got my first computer (a Commodore PET with the chiclet keyboard) when I was 13. So yeah, kind of in my blood after that. Made a successful career working with more serious hardware and now looking for something to keep me...

Will save the dramatic story but received a mechanical valve in 1996 when I was 29 years old; Next week will be my 27th anniversary. Happened to stumble upon this forum and it looks like there are some other old-timers on here sharing their experiences and advice. Happy to answer questions for...