Aortic Stenosis & Valve Replacement

Hi, ill try and help but i had just the opposite problem before my transplant. I had fast heart beat or tacocardia. But i will say when ever i had any test result i was always able to talk to my doctor and get questions answered. The only part i kinda recognize is calcium deposit in the aeorta. During my transplant the surgeon noted in his report that he found calcium deposits in my aeorta but found enough soft areas to clamp off during the transplant. I asked my regular cardiologist recently about it and he said don't worry about it that's pretty common as we get older btw im 60. I hope i helped. Good luck

Hello @elina1
It sounds like your husband has been monitored quite well. I hope that his heart cath will provide the doctors with some helpful information about the condition of his heart. Has he also had a CT scan of the heart? This is usually done prior to valve surgery.

I look forward to hearing from you about the results of his cath (if you feel comfortable posting about it).

They seem to go only by measurements unless you are passing out. I have another echo soon. I’ll see what it shows.

I have been getting Echo's every 2 years for 20 years for a mild Aortic sclerious.

This report I had done last week says heavily calcified Aortic leaflets.

Moderate Aortic stenosis: peak velocity 3.1 m/s
dimensionless index 0.5
calculated AVA=1.50 cm

Doppler perimeters were not sufficient to analyze regurg volume

Doppler was incomplete for Diastolic flow

some trival and trace things shown in other valves.

My dx before was sclerious not it is stenosis and never have I seen anything about leaflets. All I am thinking is surgery and so afraid
I am a 77 year old female. with bradicardia.

2 months ago I had fluttering in my stomach, have IBS and was very gassy but checked my pulse and it was 143 went to the E R was admitted over night and monitored, was in sinus rythum and home in 24 hours on meds.

Cardiologist told us yesterday that this past week the TAVR procedure is approved for people with low risk. Someone in the thread said it is not done on bicuspid aortic valve. That is not true. It can be done.

Hello @elina1
It sounds like your husband has been monitored quite well. I hope that his heart cath will provide the doctors with some helpful information about the condition of his heart. Has he also had a CT scan of the heart? This is usually done prior to valve surgery.

I look forward to hearing from you about the results of his cath (if you feel comfortable posting about it).

Hi! I discovered I have aortic stenosis when I had my 2d echo done way back in 2007. The opening of my aortic valve was 1.1cm2 then. I do not feel any of the symptoms. It appears that my aortic valve is bicuspid instead of tricuspid. I was advised by my doctor to have a valve replacement but until now have not had the suggested valve replacement. I followed the medication prescribed by my cardiologist. In 2011, I decided to have regular acupuncture performed by a Chinese Eastern Medicine doctor. I also took herbal tea which their clinic provided. I stopped taking the tea after 2 years. Three years ago, I began to feel shortness of breath when I climb the stairs and when I have long fast walk. I stop carrying heavy bags. I easily get colds and cough. When I have cough, sometimes it takes 3 to 4 weeks before it is gone. I have difficulty breathing when I cough. Recently, I had the 24 hour dopler test. The doctor was worried that in several instances, my heart stop for 6 seconds but I was asleep when it happened. He told me to consider valve replacement. I asked my cargio how long will I live if i do not have the valve replacement and the answer was 2 years, and during those 2 years, I may not be as stable as I am now.

Im praying for guidance if I should go for it. There is a non-invasive replacement now that will not involve open heart surgery and recovery period is shorter than the open heart surgery.

I am now 66 years old. Pls help me decide. Thanks.

Divmercy

If it were me I would go for it. Your young yet. My sister is 80 & had her aortic valve replaced 2 yrs ago. She's doing great. I had my tricuspid valve replaced 10 yrs. Ago and doing good also. We both had open heart surgery.