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Thanks again for the responses. I'm reading and taking all of this in, each and every experience. I especially appreciate the advice to seriously involve Walter in the decision making process. Our surgeon encouraged this. At first, I was not happy with his advice. I mean, Walter is 15...

Yes, Dr. Drummond-Webb was at ACH. It was so sad. He was truly talented. One of the world's best. As is Walter's surgeon, Dr. Jaquiss, is the one that was hired to take his place. He's the chief pediatric cardiovascular surgeon now.

Thank you for the welcomes and the replies. Walter was diagnosed with BAV w/ AS at 6 months old. So we have been following it since then. I am completely at peace with our surgeon and facility. His surgery will be at Arkansas Children's Hospital, which is a CHD center and one of the top in...

Hello, my son, age 15 is scheduled for AVR and ascending aorta replacement next month. He has BAV w/ AS, also a dilated ascending aorta. My husband and I are struggling with the decision about the type of valve replacement he should have (Ross procedure or mechanical valve). Most everyone I...