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Thanks for sharing. Yes, for MVR, the EF is known to drop and is expected I hear. But mine was an AVR :) As to your question about which hospital I had surgery at, I've no problem sharing that. But I want to make sure you are hearing my experience, or interpreting it correctly. I'm GLAD that I...

Wow, what a story you have. I'm so glad your instinct during the 3rd round paid off :) So in my case, surgeon said my left coronary was longer as it was plugged back into the aorta, and hence sagged. It didn't make sense since, like in your case, I would expect it to be a bit shorter since the...

@SatoriFound Glad that your husband's AFib resolved itself (without cardioversion) and things are looking up overall. These things are quite common in the days right after surgery as others have suggested. Hopefully it would be smooth sailing going forward. You can also relax and rest now :)

Background: 55 yr old male. Always led active and healthy lifestyle, athletic, competitive sports (previously), recreational long-distance runner. First referred to AVR some 22 years ago (2002) when I was 33, but that’s a separate topic for another day :) Valve anatomy changed overtime -...

All heading in the right direction. Congratulations and keep going :-)

No personal experience with him but looks like he's a very experienced and popular surgeon (perhaps that's why he doesn't find time to meet with patients before surgery). NY Rangers' star goalkeeper Henrik Lundquist got his surgery done from him (which involved aortic valve, aortic root and...

Congratulations, that's a good jump, from 40% pre-surgery to 30% post-op, and now up to very normal 60%. Did they give you any meds to that (EF) regard? or it was just a matter of time?

Congratulations, that's a good jump, from 40% pre-surgery to 30% post-op, and now up to normal 50%. Did they give you any meds to that (EF) regard? or it was just a matter of time?

@HeartofClay I don't think you need to look at your situation from a genetic angle, since at 4.0 cm aorta at age 62 you don't seem to have any interesting genetic variant. Plus your current plans to tackle it going forward seem sufficient. That's why I didn't send this link earlier but if you...

You will be just fine, just like everyone else here. We move as a herd together :-)

Once again, you've a good handle over things and will do fine monitoring every 1-2 years going forward. My choice for ARB was Losartan for the reason you mentioned above. And I went aggressive with the dosage since my aortic dilation/aneurysm was at the borderline (unlike yours which are just...

There we go, just like that you are already done, Geff :-) Congratulations. Being anxious is quite normal heading into this procedure. Now, enjoy the feeling the other way around :-) Thanks for getting back to us. PS: Which valve did you get?

Looks like you've looked at this from all angles, are well aware, and have made appropriate adjustments. Your plan looks good. Rest you would be following up closely (CT or MRI) every 1-2 years anyway, so any further adjustments can be made then if necessary. Don't give up your passion...

Thanks I don’t know why they freaked out so much in my case if it was so common. Couple more weeks later, my numbers are already in normal range. Thanks all for your insights.

There’re 2 BNP scales/units (BNP and NT-proBNP) depending on the country (eg Canada and US) even though the test is the same. So please make sure you’re comparing yours to the right one. Normal range for one is <100-125 pg/mL and the other around <300 pg/mL or something like that, but please...

I’ve taken my blood pressure on both arms for years, and it’s been 10 point difference between the two arms, even now after the surgery 3 weeks later. Left arm is lower than the right. I generally take right arm first. Then left. Often time I take left arm first and the difference is smaller...

@geff hope you’re on the other side of the mountain now and undergoing initial recovery phase. All the best to you. Please keep us posted.

Yes I feel great and just about everything is fine. I don’t feel I had an open heart procedure just 2 weeks back. Yes, I’ve been walking a LOT too:-) If it’s not for them telling me this or that is low, I would not have known :-) I appreciate that they’re being so thorough and conservative...

Essentially that's what the Hematologist also said. But perhaps my numbers were far too low to prompt a consultation: Hemoglobin: 7.9 g/dL (Standard Range: 13.5 - 17.7 ) RBC: 2.79 MIL/uL (Standard Range: 4.40 - 5.90) Hematocrit: 25.1% (Standard Range: 40 - 52%) I wonder how low others had...

I had never had any issue with Hemoglobin, Hematocrit and RBC before surgery in my the entire life. Normal range all along. Even 5 days before surgery these numbers were normal. But they remain very depressed since surgery. Anyone else experienced this post op? I got mechanical (On-X) valve 2...