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Pellicle, I think the 25 mm gives you 23.4 mm internal which is exactly 2 mm more than the 23 mm that gives you 21.4 mm….am I missing something or you jumped a line….

Hi Tim, I am 6’4” and about 195 pounds. I have the 23 mm On-X because they could not fit in a 25 mm but I got surgery at a top hospital and they had paid a lot of attention to the possibility of ppm and they feel 23 mm will work fine but obviously I would have loved a 25mm. I think it is hard to...

Thanks a lot NCW, very useful information, gives me peace of mind as I feel what I’m going through is normal then.

What’s your mean gradient J? I have exactly the same valve and size as you but my gradient is still a bit high at 22.

Thanks Protime! Yes, I’m learning from all of you and I have Pellicle’s contact for extra support ! :)

Muchas gracias Caroline! I like to read those answers! :)

Thanks so much Mundtc. Funny to read that your choice would be to keep it ! :)

Good to know, seems like it’s kind of normal then. Btw, what’s your heart rate 8 weeks post op? I am 5 weeks post op now and it’s still so much higher even with a beta blocker. Resting heart rate is 75 and after eating it stays in the high 80’s for a good couple of hours or more.

Thanks. Usually about 130/75

You should be chuffed! You deserve it!

Pellicle, you have answers and good info for everything!!! you are a machine, thanks a lot. I hope the pounding gets better. The INR questions were the ones in the other thread that you had already kindly addressed. Got your info thanks and will reach out after I have done some testing for my...

Wow! Very impressive. What’s your secret?! :) where you very fit and active before surgery?

Hello, I have posted some questions on diet and INR but here is my other concern. It’s been about 4 weeks from AVR, I went mechanical, I knew about the noise and I am ok with the noise itself ( it’s loud but I am ok) but what gets a bit overwhelming at times is the feeling of a hard pounding on...

Such a great responses, so informative and it’s making me a lot more relaxed about ACT. thank you everyone. I will post the results of my tests just for those who are curious or that may want to compare or see how different we may react to changes. Thanks again!

Thanks a lot mate! :) I will reach out to you when I get the machine!

Hello everyone, great site, I have been following since after my second OHS four weeks ago and there is some great people here both in terms of knowledge and in terms of support. Just a quick background, I am a former aortic bicuspid valver, I had a valve sparing procedure in 2008 that didn’t...