John & I saw Dr. William Ryan on May 13 for a 1-year post-op on his mitral valve repair.
Dr. Ryan said that everything seems to be doing fine. The last echo (albeit, only 1 month post-op) showed only trace/trivial leakage. Dr. Ryan said that is fine.
I asked about the long-term "permanence" of his repair, and Dr. Ryan said that, because it was for a ruptured chordae -- with no damage to other parts of the valve or degeneration of the valve -- it should not require further surgery.
Dr. Ryan said that everything seems to be doing fine. The last echo (albeit, only 1 month post-op) showed only trace/trivial leakage. Dr. Ryan said that is fine.
I asked about the long-term "permanence" of his repair, and Dr. Ryan said that, because it was for a ruptured chordae -- with no damage to other parts of the valve or degeneration of the valve -- it should not require further surgery.