Hello @onthego3 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I'm sorry to hear of your aortic valve calcification. While I do not know the specifics of your condition, I've been under the impression that Aortic Stenosis is treatable with surgery, however, perhaps your situation has some exceptions. Have you sought a second opinion? I don't know what part of the country you live in, but you might seek a large university medical center for a second opinion. Please share with us some of your symptoms and the history of your valve problem. We look forward to getting to know you better and once again welcome to this patient-oriented website!
Hello Divmercy, My story is as follows: I was seeing a cardiologist for a long while and asked him for a catherization as i wasn"t feeling great. I didn"t want a stress test. He said i was fine but showed me a drawing with my aortic valve damaged and said "no problem".
well, i was 73 and didn"t want problems later when my heart was damaged . I made an appointment with my Surgeon who did my open heart(double coronary bypass in 2005} surgery and he said"Frank you won"t last two or three years and it will be limited". I want you to see Dr.. x for a second opinion. they tested me and i had a new aortic valve inserted thru my femoral artery and was home at 1pm the next day. please,if you are still in good shape have it done. they can do the aortic and mitral valve thru the artery. I hope this short story will help you make a wise decision.
Hello @onthego3 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I'm sorry to hear of your aortic valve calcification. While I do not know the specifics of your condition, I've been under the impression that Aortic Stenosis is treatable with surgery, however, perhaps your situation has some exceptions. Have you sought a second opinion? I don't know what part of the country you live in, but you might seek a large university medical center for a second opinion. Please share with us some of your symptoms and the history of your valve problem. We look forward to getting to know you better and once again welcome to this patient-oriented website!
Welcome to Connect. Thank you so much for sharing your story; I'm sure @divmercy will appreciate your supportive words. In fact, we'd love to hear from you, @divmercy; how are you doing? Did you have the procedure to correct aortic stenosis?
@redhawk, I'm glad you are feeling well; may I ask the reason for undergoing aortic valve replacement? Did you have any valve regurgitation or stenosis?
Hello @onthego3 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I'm sorry to hear of your aortic valve calcification. While I do not know the specifics of your condition, I've been under the impression that Aortic Stenosis is treatable with surgery, however, perhaps your situation has some exceptions. Have you sought a second opinion? I don't know what part of the country you live in, but you might seek a large university medical center for a second opinion. Please share with us some of your symptoms and the history of your valve problem. We look forward to getting to know you better and once again welcome to this patient-oriented website!
In addition, I had yearly 2d echo with Doppler tests done almost every year since 2007. Each time the opening of my aortic valve is reduced.LAst October 2016, the measurement is already 36 cm2.
@kanaazpereira Thank you for the information. I was in the emergency room with A Fib and that is when I had an x-ray and it showed the calcification. I had not been told that in the past. I have an appointment next week with the cardiologist to discuss Ablation and I plan to tell him about this new development and discuss that too. I have not had any symptoms that I'm aware of and only know this from the recent x-ray.
Thank you for sharing your history. I’d like to bring other members to join in this conversation; I think @lynnkay1956@ronbee@dlruff@vermontrob@yoanne and Mentors @predictable@hopeful33250 might have some experience to add.
If you wish, do let us know how the appointment with your cardiologist goes.
I see that you are concerned about being told that your aorta is calcified. If you are comfortable sharing more information, what type of test determined this calcification? I ask this question because in our bodies there is an abdominal aorta (that can be calcified) as well as our aortic valve, (which can be calcified).
As @kanaazpereira asked, are you currently having any symptoms or is this just referencing a test result?
We look forward to supporting you during this time of concern.
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I have recently been told that my aorta is calcified. Is that the same as Aortic stenosis? And is that always a valve problem?
It is the same thing. It's always a problem if you have it.
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1 ReactionHello Divmercy, My story is as follows: I was seeing a cardiologist for a long while and asked him for a catherization as i wasn"t feeling great. I didn"t want a stress test. He said i was fine but showed me a drawing with my aortic valve damaged and said "no problem".
well, i was 73 and didn"t want problems later when my heart was damaged . I made an appointment with my Surgeon who did my open heart(double coronary bypass in 2005} surgery and he said"Frank you won"t last two or three years and it will be limited". I want you to see Dr.. x for a second opinion. they tested me and i had a new aortic valve inserted thru my femoral artery and was home at 1pm the next day. please,if you are still in good shape have it done. they can do the aortic and mitral valve thru the artery. I hope this short story will help you make a wise decision.
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Welcome to Connect. Thank you so much for sharing your story; I'm sure @divmercy will appreciate your supportive words. In fact, we'd love to hear from you, @divmercy; how are you doing? Did you have the procedure to correct aortic stenosis?
@redhawk, I'm glad you are feeling well; may I ask the reason for undergoing aortic valve replacement? Did you have any valve regurgitation or stenosis?
Hi @kibwezi,
Here's some information about aortic stenosis and valve problems:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/aortic-valve-repair-aortic-valve-replacement/home/ovc-20305676
There are a few discussions on Connect that you may also wish to view:
– Valve repair https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/valve-repair/
– Aortic valve replacement & Ablation https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/aortic-valve-replacement-ablation/
@kibwezi, has your doctor outlined what needs to be done next? Are you experiencing any symptoms?
I would not hesitate to have the surgery, especially if I qualified for the TAVR surgery. Just my opinion.
If you were 80, they would probably recommend the TAVR.
@kanaazpereira Thank you for the information. I was in the emergency room with A Fib and that is when I had an x-ray and it showed the calcification. I had not been told that in the past. I have an appointment next week with the cardiologist to discuss Ablation and I plan to tell him about this new development and discuss that too. I have not had any symptoms that I'm aware of and only know this from the recent x-ray.
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1 ReactionHi @kibwezi,
Thank you for sharing your history. I’d like to bring other members to join in this conversation; I think @lynnkay1956 @ronbee @dlruff @vermontrob @yoanne and Mentors @predictable @hopeful33250 might have some experience to add.
If you wish, do let us know how the appointment with your cardiologist goes.
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I see that you are concerned about being told that your aorta is calcified. If you are comfortable sharing more information, what type of test determined this calcification? I ask this question because in our bodies there is an abdominal aorta (that can be calcified) as well as our aortic valve, (which can be calcified).
As @kanaazpereira asked, are you currently having any symptoms or is this just referencing a test result?
We look forward to supporting you during this time of concern.
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