Mended Hearts Open Forum

Hi Daneen, Best of luck with your surgery. Did not have a valve issue but I did have occasion to take a blood thinner after my coronary artery bypass surgery six years ago. I recommend that you find out from your cardiologist whether you can take ...

Hello Daneen, I am sorry to hear of your need for valve surgery. I was also born with a bicuspid aortic valve that was only diagnosed by a cardiologist in Oct 2020 (with an 85% regurgitation rate). I had open heart surgery in August 2021 at Cedars ...

Lesa, I am sorry you are going through this. I am getting surgery for exactly what you are getting surgery for this spring. However, I knew I was facing valve replacement since I was a child. I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve. But, I did ...

Ed, Thank you so much for your message. I have watched many videos on heartvalvesurgery.com and am familiar with the founder having the Ross procedure. I'm not confident I want to pursue this due to the fact that it's even more involved than what ...

Victor, Thank you so much for your message. I always knew I had a bicuspid valve due to my mom's condition. She has had innumerable heart surgeries, ablations, and a v node pace maker. She's even in Cleveland clinic textbooks from the cutting edge ...