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I'm 65 and after 10 years my CE bovine valve has severe calcification and will be replaced when it is required. I'm relearning what it is like to go through this surgery but wonder if there are some differences. All I know so far is that it is riskier though don't know the reasons nor how that...

That is a great suggestion only about 1.5 hrs away. Dr Speir I think was one of the surgeons I consulted about 10 years ago.

I will need a 2nd AVR to replace my CE bovine valve and would like some recommendations for Virginia surgeons and hospitals where they do a lot of these. My local town does few and my local cardiologist has been unresponsive to requests for referrals to my previous surgeon (not local) who...

Thanks Paleogirl for the K2 MK7 info. It seems that if after 4 years there is little obvious difference then perhaps at my late stage of trying K2 is not enough time to stop an AVR redo so now focusing on which surgeon and valve to get. (Thanks cldlhd for Penn Sate surgeon reference). It has...

Today in the US through Dec 7th is the only time allowed to bet on best Medicare drug plan (D) needed for next year. Given echo showing severe calcification of CE bovine valve, an AVR redo is most likely I think sometime over the next year. I turned 65 this year and was on no prescription meds...

Thanks, Pellicle for all the information. I feel I have a more balanced view than before I visited this forum. It doesn't look like K2 MK7 will work in time to slow down or reverse my calcification of the Edwards bovine valve so now I'm focusing on all the other issues such as how to select a...

Michele, It will be after your surgery. I don't know when I will need surgery and won't discuss it with my cardiologist until my next appointment in December unless symptoms require it sooner. I just found out about my severe calcification in the July echo and about any calcification in April...

LondonAndy: K2 is quite different from K1 as far as clotting. As I understand it, the body can convert K1 to K2 but K2 doesn't impact clotting. Pellicle: I will rethink the tissue vs the mechanical valve. My original decision was based on the expectation of about 20 years so at 55 when I got...

I just started taking K2 daily (500 MK-4 mcg, 100 MK-7 mcg). The bottle says check with doctor if taking anticoagulants like Coumadin. I take 81mg aspirin for my bovine tissue valve so not sure if there are interaction problems. Any info on this would be helpful. I'm still looking for any...

I have an Edwards bovine tissue aortic valve for 10 years in October 2015 and now it has severe calcification. I recently became aware of a book published about 10 years ago that K2 MK7 may halt or even reverse calcification. Has any forum member tried K2 MK7 long enough to find out if it...