I asked about the graft, my cardiologist said it will survive me!! No need to worry about it. But there is a chance a new dilation may appear on parts of my aorta outside of the graft (I would ask that question, I am going to follow up with mine in the subject). Also the level of activity after, I am very intense in my workout, my last echo early this year actually showed my valve hasn’t deteriorated a bit and he told me keep doing what I’m doing, but my heart rate is reaching 160 in some workouts and that sometimes worries me, one of the questions I have for him.

If you’re concerned, I would ask about genetics, can this be a family thing (it can be) and whether you should have other members of you blood related relatives checked.

Be prepared to have an angiogram pre op, they will want to make sure you don’t have anything else to fix while your chest is open, they will check for blockages, etc

Feel free to ask as many questions as you want, I wish I had had this group when I had my surgery!!!!