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I came in here a couple months ago after a new cardiologist told me my BAV is now accompanied by a dilated aorta that I'd need an MRI to check out. Well, had the MRI in July and doc went on maternity leave right after telling me I'm ok to get pregnant. The echo had shown the ascending aorta...

I wanted to mention also that my doc is technically in a pediatric cardiology unit, but recently started a clinic for adults with congenital heart defects. After going to another regular adult cardiologist for my previous check up (prior to moving to NOLA), the difference in knowledge and...

Thank you everyone! Barring any unexpected results from the MRI (fingers crossed that the echo measurement stands), we've moved up our plans to get pregnant to this fall... I'd obviously much rather have a baby prior to any surgery if safe to do so. The doc said our medical facility will...

Oops - yes, July. Fixed that. Hoping I won't need concrete advice for a couple years, but so glad to have everyone's experiences to read through. -Megan

I have been lurking around a couple weeks and just wanted to say how helpful this forum has been. My condition's not so serious as most folks here... BAV diag'd at 4 years old (I'm 30) that I never gave a thought to until my new cardiologist told me a couple weeks ago that the echo showed my...