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What were your echo heart wall thickness measurements, Anne?

The pressure needed to push through a smaller idea makes sense. I wouldn't be concerned. Anyone who does heavy compound weight exercises (squats, deadlifts), with valsalva will have some lvh. It's a normal training adaptation.

Clarity comes from reducing verbose language. One can bypass a lot of extraneous, superfluous data by merely focusing on substantiated risk factors. It's like the cardiac surgeon who outlined the mechanisms of heart disease. He isn't trying to fulfill the foregone conclusions of lobbyists in the...

The bottom line is that AVR is not a significant risk factor for developing any kind of medical condition (and therefore, a valve recipient can reasonably expect a normal life expectancy, barring other unrelated medical conditions). It's more relevant to focus on how a valve replacement can...

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. The risk factors for mechanical valves are very low. I haven't read anything to suggest they increase over time. A native tricuspid aortic valve is subject to wear and tear, whereas mechanical one should not be. I would be more curious to know...

I would be asking for an echocardiogram asap. With your congestive heart failure symptoms, serious damage to your left ventricle can happen very, very quickly.

Yes, short term memory loss (probably made worse from medical staff negligence in a Canadian hospital that put me in end stage CHF/total organ failure 4 days before surgery). But thankfully the medical notes provide the names of all those involved, so they won't be forgotten.

Sorry to hear about the troubling symptoms. It would appear you need to act fast before serious damage sets in. It's not anxiety, your body is basically telling you something very serious is going on (ie advanced congestive heart failure). Be careful with the lasix, it is a dangerous drug and...

I was thinking the same thing myself recently.

Exactly, not cumulative. The ACC must think we are complete ******* morons.

Confusing and misleading article for the most part. Clearly, their argument is motivated by economics. Put more accurately, it averages out to a less than a one percent chance of a negative event per year. And bleeding/thrombotic events will be lower for those who manage warfarin effectively...

I think bringing them to task can add greater accountability. When dealing with someone unscrupulous, you can become less of a mark when you are prepared to stand up for yourself. I was lucky enough to have an incredible surgeon who got me back on the road to recovery. But after the nightmare...

Excellent advice. Mystery edits/revisions were made to my files after I contacted medical authorities (before I had a chance to read them).

Haha...I believe it. In my case, the only rational explanation as to why I was denied urgent medical care, was that the cardiologist who was assigned to me was angered by my questions in our initial consult, perceiving them as a challenge to his 'almighty presence'. Sudden Stage 4+ congestive...

Shocking...but you are here and your spirit seems strong Harriet. My own nightmare with the BC Health care system may be a case of criminal negligence. There is no medical basis to support the action that was taken, and it nearly cost me my life. One third party medical professional said that...

How is it over the top? Aspirin is poisonous if you take too much.

Yea, I haven't change my diet one iota. I self test with Coaguchek. Weekly blood draws? (no thanks)

I have a conceptual issue with dead tissue placed in the human body, that doesn't rejuvenate, and degrades over a relatively short period of time. Especially when the body relies on it for its survival.

What change? Take a pill every night and test INR weekly (5mins). That's about the extent of my lifestyle change.

I would figure out what is causing the CHF. It's probably more than 'moderate mitral valve regurgitation'. If the cough is caused by CHF, you will want to halt the progression of the fluid levels rising (and discomfort becoming extreme). Get the echo as was mentioned and take it from there. When...