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With regard to the original notice about REF 019 that dick alerted about here http://www.valvereplacement.org/foru...-strip-problem In that thread, pellicle you said something like the 6% variance because of the recalibration means you might get slightly higher even if under 4.5, for example...

Hi everyone, here's an update: I just spoke with US Roche technical support. She said strips with REF 160 are part of the US Roche market. Whereas strips with REF 019 are from the international/UK market. I double-checked the notice that was talking about REF 019 and you can see at the bottom...

Hi everyone, thanks so much for alerting us Jimmy. I was noticing that the FDA recall notice is for lot numbers that have REF numbers that end in 160. The earlier alert that dick brought to our attention is for lot numbers that have REF numbers that end in 019. That notice didn't say to stop...

That's great to hear Mldelag1. Sounds like you and your surgeon are an amazing team. Go team! Right, about 2 1/2 weeks away. Of course your heart is probably thinking the sooner the better. Do you have enough time to prepare? If it feels too soon to get everything done without all kinds of time...

Hi Guest, I don't have any personal experience with TAVR but may I share some thoughts? First of all, do you remember what size your current bovine valve is? Is it 23 mm or 19 mm or ? Your doctor can tell you if you don't know. This size is important for thinking about TAVR. TAVR is putting a...

This is so true! Who knows? Totally agree with how the longer one can wait before having surgery, the better in terms of waiting for other options to ripen in time. But once the referral to the surgeon happens, time is of the essence. The native valve must be jettisoned asap for the sake of...

Hi shah4u, This is such a confusing time, figuring out what to do. Doesn't make it any easier when the surgery date is so close either. Plus it's a shock suddenly finding out the valve needs fixing in the first place, let alone trying to figure out what to do next. One of my doctor surgeons...

Hi Agian, I think the basic concept behind the effective orifice area index could apply to native valves. Our bodies need a certain amount of cardiac output to properly function and the amount is determined by how much body we have going and how active we are at any time. Native valves that...

And this 2009 article is very comprehensive, seems well researched and is amazingly easy to read for a medical article. It lays out all the different types of valves and touches upon all the major issues. Prosthetic Heart Valves Selection of the Optimal Prosthesis and Long-Term Management The...

hi cldlhd, I don't know for sure. I've not read the term "heavy" in the literature regarding orifice so not sure how to define that. But I hear On-X is very responsive? Maybe they'd send over the On-X effective orifice area index table? I haven't seen it online on their website but that...

:) Here's the effective orifice index table for St Jude Regent valves. It's at the bottom of the page. Looks like they do pretty well with the smaller diameter valves indeed! https://www.sjm.com/en/professionals...t/evidence#tab Here's how folks can figure BSA (body surface area) so you can...

Hi shah4u, This is my first post and I wanted to comment on this part of your post asking about On-X vs St. Jude quoted above - very very important question! Here’s what I understand, please anyone correct me if I’m wrong: Your native valve opening is about 18-19mm. But your replacement valve...