Mri post avr with tissue
Mri post avr with tissue
Joan, when your husband's valve is registered you will receive a card that describes the valve and provides information concerning scanning. Sometimes the surgeon's office registers the valve but you can do it yourself with the documents you should have received at discharge. If in the discharge papers, you don't have the basic information about your husband's valve (Brand, Model, Serial No, Date Implanted, Name of Surgeon, Hospital) you need to contact his surgeon's office and ask them for it. Do this now before the paper trail goes cold. As I said, however, you probably have all the information you need in the discharge documents. With that information you can call the manufacture and most will register the valve over the phone. They will then send you an identification card which should answer questions such as the one you asked about MRI. This will also get your husband listed in their database so that if any significant information arises in the future they can send that to him.
My own surgeon's office failed to do this but it was a simple matter to do it myself with my valve's manufacturer (Edwards). My card arrived several days later. There is also a telephone number on the card a hospital can call for additional information.
Larry
