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  1. skier

    Severe Aortic Regurgitation Leading to Second Surgery

    That's what I want to know! An echo said it was normal, but MRI said moderately dilated. Echo in July: Left Ventricle: The left ventricle is normal in thickness. The left ventricle is normal in size. Calculated biplane EF is 64.3 %. Left ventricular function is within normal limits. The LVIDd...
  2. skier

    Severe Aortic Regurgitation Leading to Second Surgery

    Thanks, your questions are spot on! Yes, it looks like surgery is inevitable. I won't wait if I need to live with the current activity restrictions—too much impact on my quality of life. That said, I'm hopeful when I meet with my surgeon, he may allow me to do more after the additional...
  3. skier

    Severe Aortic Regurgitation Leading to Second Surgery

    Howdy, folks. Thanks for this great forum! I've been a lurker here since my first surgery in 2017 to repair an ascending aortic aneurysm and resection of a myxoma. While in there, my BAV was also repaired. Four years later, I now have severe aortic regurgitation. It's gone from mild to...
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