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Yes, I am on coumadin. What they have told me actually is that the aorta keeps growing until a later age than 22 so at one point the valve will become "loose" and leaking will occur.

I have a mechanical valve, but why does it seem uncommon to get a mechanical valve at 22?

Hello, I am 35 years old and I had my aortic valve replaced at the age of 22. Recently I’ve heard that sometime in the future I might need a new replacement, because at the age I had the operation my aorta had not yet reached its full growth. Is this really true?