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    Weight lifting with valve and aneurysm replacement

    Im quite good as a "driver", they know whatever it is, it's not friendly, and depart the area with vigor.
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    Weight lifting with valve and aneurysm replacement

    Used to throw hay bales and bowhunt with 75 lb pull bow, so the lack of strength aspects is not so nice. Bowhunting with a loud clicker is not destined to be a successful endeavor anyhow.
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    Weight lifting with valve and aneurysm replacement

    Was more than 4 years ago. Dialation went into arch, but was corrected during the opening. Onyx with ascending prosthesis, connecting with seperate prosthetic into arch.
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    Weight lifting with valve and aneurysm replacement

    on metropolol, post ascending aortic prostheses and avr. Surgeon and team have advised against even pushups, due to enhanced bp, and resultant stress on interface <stitches> between prosthesis and native aorta. My understanding is prothetic valve and prothetic valve have sufficient fatigue life...
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    Any recent On-X valvers in here?

    They may also be willing to send you a larger scale plastic model of the valve.
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    How much Warfarin Amount do you take?

    Estimated XARELTO® Co-pay Cost | XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) (xarelto-us.com) The list price of XARELTO® is $470 per month! Just a touch more than warfarin?
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    Any recent On-X valvers in here?

    I am wearing mine (valve installed 2017) ring and card received 2018.
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    Remote INR taking over Coaguchek

    Sounds like Coag-Sense may have more customer interest in coming weeks and months. I had inquired with Aleris, and passed after the pre-increase pricing, which appeared as exploitation (of patient and insurance company). Apparently my cardiologist had approved a number of patients to use Aleris...
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    Lifting weights

    I'm curious as well. I have ascending graft with ON-X AVR. My surgeon discouraged even (modified) pushups. I thought it might have been fatigue life of the graft. No- He explained that graft is relatively stiff while the remaining aorta is compliant, and the connection between the two are these...
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    Its all new,

    might want to look at large chain pharmacies such as costco: Search for a Drug (costco.com) Warfarin appears under 15 USD for 100 tablets...
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    Changing beta blockers

    Metoprolol Succinate or Tartrate? I was on 2x 25 mg of Tartrate and was sluggish (+ some extra lbs), the 50 mg Succinate seems less of a daily rollercoaster, and does not drop heart rate into low 30s, only high 30s. A few months ago, I had run out of Succinate, and fell back to taking...
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    Extreme Anxiety, Minimally Invasive, Ross Procedure, and Life Expectancy

    Projohta - I think there have been a few visitors with similar queries to yours. I had Ross near age 20 for BAV. AVR with On-X near age 40 due to Aortic aneurysm. Warfarin addict for about 3 years now. Looking back, not sure I would have gone Ross again. Have now had two OHS, and still have a...
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    Coag-Sense versus CoaguChek xs and labs

    I also have Coug-sense. If i recall, i'll run a test tomorrow with it and stop by cardio's office for a finger poke, and compare results...
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    On-X trial for warfarin alternative treatment

    I just received one as well. Wife handed it to me and I said, "damn - recall notice". Not a kind look in return... Just looked at Apixaban price. Twice daily? Is study funded by BMS? Duke is chairing the study, and just had annual checkup there but a month ago. No study query from their side...
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    Warfarin advantage

    I had assumed that the patients with hyper-coagulation would be presenting lower PT / INR readings. Not so: "Error - Cookies Turned Off" Non-survivors have higher PT time than survivors!
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    Blood pressure medications and coronaviruses

    Hi All, We know that different blood pressure medications work in different manners. We've also heard that Covid-19, and coronaviruses in general may use ACE2 pathway to gain entry to human cells, and replicate. There have been implications that medications that up-regulate (such as ARBs and...
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    Warfarin - shortage?

    Hi all, Curious to see if others are seeing similar. Called cardio office last week, requesting 90 day script. Done. Present on Walgreens app. Try to get it filled. No. Won't even refill normal 30 day supply, only 20 day supply. Anyone else?
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    Corona Virus Feb 2020

    I sent similar inquiry to my cardiologist and surgeons office. I have received the following: --We are getting this question quite a bit! We have primarily been going off guidance of the CDC. Because you do have some cardiovascular history you would fall into that high risk category. The high...
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    INR

    Even in Europe, ON-X manufacturer does not indicate as you believe you heard: https://www.onxlti.com/clinical-update-forty-six-recently-approved-europe/
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    INR

    Companies tries to differentiate their products, and market apparent advantages. Look at risk / reward and make informed decisions. Given tendency for natural variation in chemistry and of testing results, we try not to stay in in minuscule fairway.
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