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Amy, I'm also 40 years old, and set to have my 2nd AVR surgery at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania on May 2. I'll actually be there on April 18 for a pre-op meeting and tests. I had my first AVR there 8 years ago, but my tissue valve has worn out and will be getting a mechanical this...

Sounds like you're doing well. Congratulations on the first On-X in Calgary! Did the doctors provide feedback to you after they implanted that particular valve? I'm due for a new valve on May 2, and would like to get an On-X. Thanks, Jon

Steve, For me, with complete heart block, my heart still initiates a pulse on its own from the SA node. But the pacemaker senses that pulse in the atrium, processes it, and then sends out a pulse to the ventricle. My pacemaker adjusts automatically to my body’s demands without me knowing it. As...

Steve, I’ve been reading about your experiences with great interest. I had AVR in 2003 with a bovine tissue valve when I was 32 years old. During that surgery my sinoatrial (SA) node was damaged somehow and I was in complete (3rd degree) heart block. I was 100% dependent on the external...

Larry, I live in the South Jersey area and went to Dr. Bavaria 8 years ago for AVR surgery using a bovine tissue valve. I’m actually seeing him again now because my tissue valve is wearing out and I will need a redo in the next couple of months to get a mechanical valve. I was 32 at the time of...

DM, I was 32 years old when I got AVR surgery in 2003. I had the same questions as you, got the same answers and opinions from my surgeon that you received, and thought it over a lot. Even with a mechanical valve, at my age, the doctor said there was a good chance of a redo in my lifetime...