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Thank you for your replies. The test done in March was also a CT at the same facility. The cardiologist recommended surgery based on the speed at which the stenosis was progressing, as well as the prescence of symptoms although those symptoms were mild.

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I remember looking into repair, but I thought I had read that it’s an option for leaky valves but not stenotic ones. I will discuss this with my cardiologist tomorrow.

Last time I was here in March, I had an thoracic aortic aneurysm of 4.1cm and a BAV with moderate stenosis and mild to moderate regurgitation. I had a follow up appointment and got a CT scan and echocardiogram and I got the results back yesterday. My aneurysm actually shrunk to 3.7cm, but the...

Thank you for sharing your story. It’s definitely reassuring to hear from other people who have had positive experiences.

Thank you for your reply. Finding sources for my specific age and situation using cohort matching with long term follow up has been difficult, but I have found some cohort matched studies with a mean age of 37 that showed positive longevity results for mechanical valves. I will have to keep...

Thank you for your advice. I’m hoping that my stenosis progression and aneurysm growth are slow, but my stenosis has progressed quite a bit from 1 year ago (it was mild then). I’ve seen studies showing anywhere from a 1-5% risk of rupture for thoracic aortic aneurysms 4-5 cm in size, and that’s...

To address some of the points made in your blog post: dependence on surgeon quality: While it is true that surgical quality can vary considerably, if I choose the Ross I would plan to get the Ross done at Cleveland Clinic or Mt Sinai, with surgeons who have performed hundreds of procedures...

Thank your for your detailed reply, Pellicle. I will take some time to read over what you sent me and reply tomorrow. It is getting late over where I am.

I am a 25 year old male from the US. I have a bicuspid aortic valve with mild regurgitation and moderate stenosis. I take lisinopril for high blood pressure (which is currently under control) and Zoloft for anxiety. I recently had an echocardiogram that noted moderate stenosis followed up by a...