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I am 50 and an athlete and mine just came back at 407... floored, shocked, uncertain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/610372/

Discussion: High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 20, 2021

Play goodbye I had open heart surgery almost 8 years ago I was taking pravastatin for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/671232/

Discussion: Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jan 15, 2022

My daughter was here to help for a week and a half. Your Dad, being alone,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/661779/

Discussion: My Dad needs open heart surgery

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 12, 2021

Hi @in2dabluz, I had a mitral valve repair three years ago, which called for open heart...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/735686/

Discussion: Robotic mitral valve replacments

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 9, 2022

I need to bypass the widow maker. I was diagnosed on 2/28/2019 but refused the open...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325510/

Discussion: Coronary bypass surgery: Anyone has minimally invasive heart surgery?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 21, 2020

https://myheart.net/articles/mitral-valve-repair-surgery-what-you-need-to-know/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/heart-valve-surgery/about/pac-20384901 It seems it depends on the patient and on the repair. Some procedures are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1261547/

Discussion: Is open heart surgery the best way to repair the Mitral Valve

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 19 3:38am

I had minimally invasive surgery for a mitral valve repair. ....minimally invasive means that they go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1261797/

Discussion: Is open heart surgery the best way to repair the Mitral Valve

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 19 9:53am

Hi Paul @phoenixpal, I see you have not had any responses to your question yet. Maybe...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923466/

Discussion: How long between 1st heart consult and surgery?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 3, 2023

I had arotic valve stenosis at age 69 right around when TAVR was approved for otherwise...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763329/

Discussion: Aortic Stenosis & Valve Replacement

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 20, 2022

I had my second open heart surgery in Nov 2113. I had my miral valve replaced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/166987/

Discussion: mitral/tricuspid valves

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 11, 2017

I. Have had bilateral chest wall radiation for breast cancer. . Has anyone had open heart...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/927924/

Discussion: Robotic mitral valve replacments

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 11, 2023

@zooeymat Welcome to connect .I had triple by pass surgery in 1996 Never have had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/794408/

Discussion: My dad has to have open heart surgery. I'm so scared

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 9, 2023

I am new to the site. I had open heart surgery on July 20th 2022 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/761016/

Discussion: Concerns After Heart Ablation

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 14, 2022

Mine came back as 1500 … that shook things up. Next came heart cath which found...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891728/

Discussion: Really bummed out (calcium test score)

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 7, 2023

I had my open heart 2 years ago- ironically it was not to replace my valve(it’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/672893/

Discussion: Having aorta valve replacement: I’m scared

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 20, 2022

I was 74 when I had my open heart surgery. 5 days in IUC, came home...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1259256/

Discussion: Terrified: Soon to have open heart surgery, so many questions

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 16 9:04am

My mother went through open heart surgery when she was 74, in 1999. She lived another...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/796000/

Discussion: My dad has to have open heart surgery. I'm so scared

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 13, 2023

HI. I see a dr. about this for the first time this Friday. I got the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1191678/

Discussion: mitral valve regurgitation

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 16, 2024

I can empathize. My cardio told me that part of my LAD has an FFR of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1293987/

Discussion: Unable to do stent

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 1 6:27am

I had emergency triple bypass open-heart surgery one year ago. It was no picnic but it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925965/

Discussion: Terrified: Soon to have open heart surgery, so many questions

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 7, 2023