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TAVR procedure recommended for me
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jul 20 8:53pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
If anyone has had TAVR, please advise where I can find helpful and frank information about how it turned out days/weeks/months afterwards and if you had any strokes. I do realize that each patient is inherently different, but the decision to go forward with TAVR is either enjoy the time I have left without worrying of imminent demise, or get the procedure and keep dreading of stroke possibilities happening any time, anywhere with limited mortality!
Thank you.
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The choice isn’t TAVR vs. stroke—it’s TAVR vs. the very real risk of sudden death from severe aortic stenosis. I had TAVR even though I was asymptomatic. My stenosis was severe to critical, and no one could explain why I wasn’t having symptoms—but that didn’t make it less dangerous.
Sudden cardiac death from severe AS can happen without warning, and survival after cardiac arrest is extremely rare. TAVR likely saved my life. The risk of stroke is low—about 1–2%—and usually occurs during or right after the procedure, not later on. For me, the far greater risk was doing nothing.
Everyone’s case is different, but if the valve is that narrowed, “waiting and seeing” can be the riskiest option of all.
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I feel your pain. I am in the same position. I feel fine. I'm 83. Just don't know what to do? Have an appointment with a valve specialist next week. I will post my information. Thank you for sharing.