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Diagnosed when I was 43 (last year). No murmur present until that age. One of the valve leaflets developed an acute tear and severe regurgitation (massive diastolic murmur) followed. Surgery soon thereafter. Had I known about the valve previously, and played it safe a little more, there is...

They didn't give me an echo either, after they botched a heart cath pre op. What was really going on went undetected in the 4 days leading to surgery. The nurses kept saying 'Look, you're fine, your oxygen saturation is **'. The cardiologist notes said that the shortness of breath was due to...

DEMAND THAT THEY GIVE YOU AN ECHO! Go above their head if you have to.

That is somewhat encouraging, Harriet. Have they given you an echo recently (as in the past few days)??

You have my sympathies, man. That is one hell of a tough ride. It's beyond my scope of understanding, (and sorry to state the obvious), but it would appear you need answers and a plan moving forward. There are others here who have faced multiple surgeries and they may be better equipped to help.

A few isolated incidents among millions of people lifting on a daily basis does not demonstrate any direct correlation. As the link pellicle forwarded states: Unless you have something intelligent to contribute, I will not be responding further to such asinine drivel.

There are large numbers of people with BAV lifting very heavy every day. If the party line you espouse is indeed correct, then show us the statistics to back it up... .

Breathing and correct stabilization is the key. Performed correctly I think many lifters w bav can actually strengthen their valve and blood vessels.

Exactly...

Well this is the school of thought promoted by most members of cardiology. But like a lot of theories (eg saturated fats cause heart disease), science and data show otherwise. If one was to follow this logic, then it would be reasonable to assume that a massive, acute rise in blood pressure...

With up to 2% of the population with BAV...that's a ton of strength athletes lifting extreme poundages with this condition. And as far as I am aware, there is no higher incidence of aortic dissection here than in the general population. All of these strength athletes are performing the Valsalva...

I don't see anything alarming there. And your BP is normal. If there was such a strong correlation between heavy lifting and ascending aortic aneurysm, strongmen, powerlifters and bodybuilders would be dropping like flies. But they aren't. Live your life, and get periodic check ups.

The point is AFIB can simply be a symptom of magnesium deficiency, and that sometimes diet isn't enough. It goes without saying that the nutritional demands of those with less than 'perfect' health may differ from their perfect counterparts. Here's what the cardiologist Dr. Sinatra has to say...

I personally had a very steady pulse after surgery. And my resting heart rate was in the 40s a few months after surgery. On the rare occasion I did get palpitations, I set out to relax the heart with magnesium and potassium. If that didn't work, then I would take a small amount of beta blocker...

Bodies under stress burn through a lot more magnesium than they might be getting from food. I've heard of pregnant women receiving 6000mg of magnesium intravenously every 15 minutes for uterine contractions. It also works synergistically with Vitamin D (which most people in Canada are deficient in).

Medical doctors usually have little or no knowledge about nutrition. But my doctor is also an athlete around the same age as me, and we can bounce ideas off each other without all the misinformation. Post surgery, after a lasix dose was increased (and subsequently dropping 25lbs of water), my...

Hi Harriet, as noted, post op 'irritable heart' is very common. And as mentioned in the other thread re Afib, diet is very important. http://www.valvereplacement.org/forums/forum/heart-talk/862512-atrial-flutter-fibrillation-palpitations

I'm working on it, Julien. Glad to hear your recovery is coming along well, and that the sound of the valve is not a big deal.

I would make sure the diet side is covered first, that can make a big difference. Stay hydrated, take lots of magnesium (2000mg, bisglycinate or citrate before bed), have some foods with potassium, and adequate sodium. If you're taking a decent dose of Lasix, the electrolytes are getting washed...

It sounds like heart failure, you should identify what is causing it. You should be careful exercising with a lasix dose that high, make sure your electrolyte intake is sufficient.