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Finally seen the cardiologist yesterday, he thinks it's time to discuss surgical options since my atrium and ventricle have already started to dilate and he thinks my EF is really about 40%. He sends all his patients to Dr. Chitwood at East Carolina Vascular. Dr. Chitwood performed the nation's...

Thanks! I just emailed my Doc to let him know, I will be curious to see what his response will be.

A few months ago I was diagnosed with a herniated disc in my lower back. Since then I have attributed my numb feet to that. The last few weeks every time I hold my hand above my heart it will go numb. For instance, driving with my hand high on the steering wheel or holding the phone up to my...

Yeah, the more I look into it the more that statement seems true! Seems like they can repair just about anything now with great success rates. I think the Cleveland CLinic had even said up to 90-95% of cases could be repaired.

Thanks for the replies. That was another question I had. If the enlarged areas would actually shrink back to normal, so that's great news to hear that they actually can!! Do you know what the criteria are that prevents from doing a repair and having to do a replacement? I had the impression...

I have been diagnosed with MVP since I was 3 or 4 yrs old. Never really a big deal. The last year I have been getting really short of breath and fatigued, so I went in and had an echo and a stress echo. Showed mod mitral regurgitation. Thickened mitral leaflets and calcium deposits on the...