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Having aorta valve replacement: I’m scared
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jun 14, 2023 | Replies (46)Comment receiving replies
Hello @raydiesposti and welcome to Mayo Connect. I'm so glad that you posted about your successful TAVR procedure in this discussion thread. Your results of increased energy are enviable to all of us with valves that don't work well.
After I read your profile, where you discussed your heart problems were a result of a cancer treatment, I'm thinking that you might find the following discussion group interesting,
--Radiation Induced Heart Disease
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/radiation-induced-heart-disease/?commentsorder=newest#chv4-comment-stream-header
Was the valvular problem the only cardiac problem you have as a result of the cancer treatment or are there other cardiac follow ups needed at this point?
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Hi Teresa,
I read your profile and I am sorry to hear about your health problems. I hope you will be feeling better soon.
So far I feel well after TAVR, but it has only been about 3 weeks. So far, I have not needed a pacemaker. I think my last echocardiogram showed trace amounts of paravalvular aortic regurgitation. Not sure if this will end up a problem, but I think it can also be fixed by transcather procedure. I have a follow-up appointment with my IM cardiologist on June 12. My left ventricle ejection fraction was great at 68%.
Thank you for the link -- I will check it out. Regarding other radiation-related problems, I also have some scaring of the lungs, the area which was not shielded because of surrounding lymph nodes, and also have mild mitral valve regurgitation and atherosclerosis. I think the mitral valve can also be repaired via transcatheter procedure. I was not a good candidate for open heart surgery because of radiation induced fibrosis (RIF).
Ray