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When I had open heart surgery (when 58yrs old) I had a small human aortic valve implanted which is now, 24yrs later, too small for my body mass. My latest Echo shows 2 paravalvular leaks from the donated valve. There are 2 types of intervention I know of - plugging the leak or a TAVI but, due...

Hopefully members are aware that a bovine valve replacement means your original valve was large. Plenty big enough for your body mass. My human donor aortic valve replacement is too small for my body mass so my heart has to work harder, particularly now it is 24years old as I now have 2...