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Got the test results back from the Cardio and all were OK, meaning no negative progression on the tear or the valve's performance since the last echo in October 2009, and no infections... He told me I should slowly resume exercise and see how things go. They will run more tests if anything...

I did my usual put things off act but today I nearly fainted standing in a grocery store. Really weird sensation which I had only experienced once before, when a well meaning but poorly informed GP prescribed atenolol for me. That was enough to push me to see my cardio. Did a blood test, xray...

Thanks everyone. The valve was an Edwards Life Sciences porcine valve. The cardio was aware of the tear a few days after surgery detected either by the xrays or echos they performed. I did not ask how he knew. The only monitoring I have had done since was regular echos. Maybe I don't...

I had my operation in Jan 2008 and it went very well. 6 months after surgery my cardio informed me that there was a slight tear in the valve however it was nothing to worry about at that point. Last October, he felt it would last me another 10 years without a problem and put me on an annual...

I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, which was only diagnosed as a heart murmur when I was 16. No problems until I was 48 and nearly passed out while running on a treadmill. Went for an echo and was told my condition was moderate. It took 6-7 years to progress to severe, and I delayed my...