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Aspirin as Effective as Warfarin for Heart Failure: Study Doctors, patients may opt for cheaper, over-the-counter aspirin, researchers say By Mary Elizabeth Dallas WEDNESDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Aspirin is just as effective as the blood-thinner warfarin in preventing stroke and death...

I don't believe I found this thread subject! I had my first episode of 'migraine aura' in college in 1970. I would see flashing lights and have a blind spot or two and would last about 25 minutes followed by a mild, short lasting headache. The nurse told me it what just a mild stroke and not to...

Good to hear but I think I read somewhere that the older you are the shorter life you are likely to get from a tissue valve. It looks like I will be getting the tissue valve because I also have Crohns Disease of the small intestine and am prone to internal bleeding so coumadin is probably a...

Thanks for the confidence builder Mark. But even with the advances in tissue valves they still do not last, they all must be replaced!! This is why I'm leaning mechanical. It just grinds me that my OEM valve lasted nearly 63 years but a new tissue valve will only last 5 - 15 years before it is...

I'm deep in the mental anguish of choosing the material for my AVR scheduled for June 6th. After reviewing (almost DAILY) everything I have read about this issue on this forum and other sources I am convinced that mechanical is a no brainer - it doesn't wear out and the biological valve is...

Thanks for the quick replay Protimenow; I've beem lurking here for about a week or so and so far every aspect of my decision making process has been covered every which way on this forum, not suprisingly though. I'm a very sports active, retired 63 year old with severe aortic stenosis and I'm...

"Excessive ativity" ??? I didn't think there was any such thing as 'excessive' activity. For those of us who participate in activities that produce lactic acid episodes, well, that's a good thing in my opinion because our 'excessive' activity is making us stronger. "microflora in our gut" ...

I'm still trying to decide and leaning heavily toward the On-X. I'm a very sports active 63 year old road bicyclist, extreme hiker, volleyball player and nordic skier. My problem is my wife, whenever I bring up mechanical valve benefits but with coumadin use she becomes very upset and cries...

The absolute best day of the year to have AVR is the D-Day anniversary, June 6th, which coincidently is the exact, scheduled day for my surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. I personally would like the weather to be semi-extreme during my rehabilitation because I love being outside in nature in...