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The thing is that I know my valves have struggled and been below average on durability. And I also know that with valve in valve I now have, I have ended up on warfarin. If I somehow knew that was going to happen, and I was starting from scratch at age 65, yes I would pick a mechanical...

Yes, the surgeon chose a medtronic mosaic valve and said he placed the biggest one he could get in to provide room for a tavr next. This led to a dispute later as I spent nearly a decade expecting the next valve to be a tavr and then when the mosaic valve failed the only one who wanted to do the...

My own take would be that is firmly moderate though I know nothing about that calcium score. It's probably the aortic max velo close to 4 that caused the cardio to say that, wag.

I went over the total letter count and so I was forced to split the post I made. Poor form for a first try, really. I have had two ct scans, full abdominal and chest, to keep an eye out for anything that is going wrong. This in 2019 and then 2021. I was aware of the association and so far so...

I run 35 miles a week the next 8 years. I felt great for about the first 5 years and then start slowing down but keep at it, reassured that the exercise is fine, even this much. I can again tell when the regurgitation starts, and this time they are really slow to get me in. I had complained by...

Thank you for your great response. Over time, I have come to agree completely, partially driven by my own experience so far. This is my own story, as briefly as I can. As a young man I was very competitive distance runner. At age 19, averaging 6:18 a mile at the Boston Marathon. I soon after...

Pellicle, not to sidetrack this thread, but do you or others here think that lot's of activity wears a bio valve out early? I realize the medical establishment leans to a no answer.