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Dear All, I would like to share a response I had from a surgeon in regards to the Ross Procedure and Ao Root enlargement - please find below: P.S. I can't understand why the life expectancy, as mentioned below, is lower than the average if using Mechanical Valve..... "If the aortic root is...

Hi lynlw, I'm thinking that he is happy that measurements are still under threshold of 5cm, however My aorta might still have enlarged from previous year..... Why will he be waiting for a report to provide feedback? (I'm guessing the report is for the current scan as the previous scan would be...

You reckon? My wife said the same, but being in my state of mind, I read it completely different.....

This is my initial response, what do you think? I showed the consultant your MRI images on the computer system yesterday.* We are awaiting the written report which I am told takes 7 days in order to see all the dimensions in comparison to last years’ scan, which are not accessible on computer.*...

Hi all, Question about atenolol. I've been on atenolol for nearly a year now, will I ever go off it? I mean, is this pill lifelong? I'm really getting concerned of my body getting used to it and I will never be able to go off it. Is there anyone here who've been on atenolol for a very long...

Thank you everyone for your replies. I still haven't heard anything yet, hopefully tomorrow.

CMR completed, waiting for results next week..... Fingers crossed..... Rick collingwood cd helped a lot ; hypnosis for fear......

Hi All, Here again. Tomorrow I got to go to London for my yearly CMR, and hopefully everything is stable!!, I had my echo 4 months ago, which showed minimal change. I pray God that everything is still fine, I want to enjoy planning Christmas and all this...... I hate these feelings!!!!

Thank you everyone for all your replies, I'm only an accountant, so they should not do a health assessment prior to an interview, also, as most of you said, so many might need surgery, or have my condition, not different from me ever needing surgery one day. Anyways, may I also ask for your...

Hi all, I'm in the process of changing my job and was wondering whether I should say anything that I have a heart valve issue that requires 6-12 monthly follow up. I'm worried that if I say something, I will not get hired on that basis, and if I don't, I will have to tell them at some point ...

Hi Sorry I haven't replied , but I ended up in hospital With another panic attack! Thanks everyone for your replies and sorry to be such a nuisance! I need to cut these constant obsessions and worries! the I insurance company wrote to me and said that ,I need to understand that, they get the...

Please some one reassure me... does it mean my condition carrys poor prognosis ?...

Hi all, Thanks for all your replies. I am sending them a letter to re-assess my application. I told them that at least I'm being monitored, there are people out there, which can be as much as 2-5% of the population, who have the same condition, and are not being monitored! After all, every...

I'm gutted, I've been declined life insurance!! What they are expecting to happen to me! Drop down and die ?? Spoken to the medical underwriter and she told me that they just use a system but haven't referred it to their cardiologist or Chief Medical Officer! I explained that I've got so much...

I honestly had no idea, I thought at least it would give some warnings, such as feeling out if breath or dizzy! So for those who have this condition severe without knowing, might be living an absolute normal life , than that's it!

So there could have possibly been a severe leakage ? So a functionally normal bicuspid valve, does not increase risk of sudden cardiac death? Such as Brugada syndrome for example or QT Prologation.

My question is why would they die suddenly ? Is it just because of valve being bicuspid? Valve being narrowed? Severe leakage?

Is this True?? 2009 News KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- A Kingsport football player who died during a game in Knoxville earlier this year had a heart valve problem, according to the medical examiner's report. Andrew "Jake" Logue, 18, was a lineman for Sullivan South High School. He died during the season...

Hi hetmarie, Thankyou for your time taken to reply to my thread, I really appreciate this, and your story is of great courage to me, especially that you said your dilation was the same numbers for quite some time. You're right about everything you said, I think I should try and put things a...

Hi all, Hope you're doing well. Quick question. I have been on atenolol for some time now, and recently my cardiologist increased my dose, from 25mg to 1 in morning (25mg) and 1 in the evening (25mg). I bought a BP machine to test at home, and the readings vary between. 100...