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Ah, it was checked out... and you have reasons for the condition. That makes sense then! (As opposed to worrying new symptom.)

I don't think we are on the same page. So I'll repeat them main point one more time. I'm NOT talking about the BNP level. I AM talking about the frequent night urination, as a symptom of "something", which is likely not heart related. But could well be important. At least THIS PAGE indicates...

I guess it wasn't obvious to me from your post that this is being checked out, therefore my comment. AFAIK it can be a symptom of bladder cancer, diabetes, and maybe other diseases. These are very different conditions, and it's kind of unreasonable to self-diagnose based on a single symptom. A...

I forgot to comment on this. (The translation process is indeed throwing me off a bit.) AFAIK there are many features that need to be evaluated to render an assessment. So it's not just the face. But also skin elasticity, veins, flatfootedness, aortic root enlargement, joint hyper-mobility...

Ah! Thanks for the details. I may be getting the picture. Sounds like you have been having an aortic regurgitation. Which was monitored with ultrasound for 15 years . And the aortic root enlargement (by 3 mm) was observed in this time span. So the CT scan was also done. (And "tricuspid" was a...

I only remember RBCs - they were depressed for a while. Apparently, if you have blood loss (can easily happen) and get transfusion, usually you don't receive the red blood cells. There are some kind of complications with them. So these cells are stripped from the donor blood you get. I was told...

This is a symptom, that's worth checking out if you haven't already. Not heart related, but still very important.

Thanks for the details. It would be useful and important to know if you have EDS or Marfan's syndrome. If you do, this lowers the threshold for the surgery referral. If you don't, then the size you have is small enough, that the surgery is not warranted. But regular checks would be the way to...

This Sometimes one just has to take a win :) A golden advice. The nurses and doctors appreciate good patients.

Cannot directly answer your question. I have a small PFO and was told that, in an unlikely case it grows, it could be plugged in through a transcatheter method. But I'd certainly be interested in hearing your experience :)

It appears they usually use "internal mammary artery" for the bypass. It's supposed to last longer than veins.

Thanks! It looks like a complicated topic (a review here). Good to know there is a reliable option.

That's almost 20 years ago. From what I (briefly) read on, it seems to be quite a good run for the new hips. Maybe not unusual, but it might be longer than typical. Can I ask you how well the prosthesis has been working out for you?

Yes, it's helpful. Sublimely so! :) I should look up Kardia. If nothing else, it could be a reassurance if/when something feels off.

Thanks to everybody who shared the experience! The information is very useful. I know I'll be on the market for another watch at some point. My Fitbit Versa 2 is still going after about 4 years. So it seems like a waste to dump it. But HR numbers above ~120 look suspect to me, Mr. Google decided...

I also had the minimally-invasive MVr. My numb spot was localized just at the largest incision site. It is practically gone now. The transition seems to have happened about 1.5 years after the surgery. I did start to use "exfoliating" shower gloves a few months prior. (This seems to stimulate...

Clearly, the stuff on the internet is timeless! 🤷‍♂️

In ICU I stayed in there were small portable whiteboards and markers for writing. They was quite useful. A suggestion I saw on this forum was to agree on some basic signs with your wife. This should help as well. "Thumbs up" and "Thumbs down" should be clear enough. But you might want to agree...

AFAIK these are different things, which are not quite related. You can get either mechanical valve or the tissue valve. And the surgery can be done through either minimally invasive access or the full sternotomy. But either valve type can be placed with either access method. As long as the...

The symptoms and inherited traits you mention look suggestive (to my non-medical eye). I guess there could be a few possibilities: The ansestry's DNA test is not good enough for such analysis. (I don't really know if this is the case. But I know there are specialized medical tests for this...