Heart & Blood Health Support Group

Hi @pinkpam , may I ask if you had open heart surgery or was your valve...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1541257/

Discussion: After Heart Surgery

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 2 1:13pm

HOW can the invasive open heart be better than TAVR?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/130416/

Discussion: Aortic Stenosis & Valve Replacement

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 24, 2018

No options were given told me I'm to young to have anything else done at 59...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/314566/

Discussion: Aortic Valve Replacement with TAVR: What is it like?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 6, 2020

I understand now why they recommend open. It looks like they can’t leave the LAD with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1210471/

Discussion: Aortic Stenosis & Valve Replacement

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 13, 2025

I had this done in December. It was open heart surgery. I think it went well.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/316108/

Discussion: Research Progam involving repairing a heart valve with a Clip

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 13, 2021

Encouraging - my open heart surgery is on 2/3. Worrisome but confident that I’ll be ok

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/283308/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 12, 2020

Did I miss it? What kind of "open heart surgery" did you have?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1282528/

Discussion: What I Learned From My Open Heart Surgery

Support Group: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Posted: Apr 15, 2025

Now I might need hip surgery and happened to see your post on open heart

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/164388/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 26, 2017

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-i-learned-from-my-open-heart-surgery-part-1/ https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1257983/ Hello @pinkpam, "Blind sided" you typed...well, that's a perfect description of what myself and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1438384/

Discussion: I need an open heart surgery: Where do I begin?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

@ karukgirl Did I miss it? What kind of "open heart surgery" did you have?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1285561/

Discussion: What I Learned From My Open Heart Surgery

Support Group: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Posted: Apr 19, 2025

FAmiliarize yourself with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifd9vWnqXYc&t=6s All oils trash your endothelium lining....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/811952/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 15, 2023

Hello @mikeyingst, Welcome to Mayo Connect. I see you responded to a post made in 2019...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/924203/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 4, 2023

I had open heart surgery (quadruple bypass) 18 years ago. I was nervous about it of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1261442/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 18, 2025

doesn't anyone have artery Blockages. Hasn't anyone had open heart surgery; IE blocked arteries?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779440/

Discussion: Has anyone heard of Chelation Therapy?

Support Group: Men's Health

Posted: Nov 30, 2022

Hi what has help me alot to get through open heart WATER Good Food Exercise

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1352510/

Discussion: Best methods to remove arterial plaque in the neck arteries

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 20, 2025

@babheart I had mitral valve replacement with a bovine valve in 2013 (pacemaker in 2012), and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517244/

Discussion: Mitral valve repair-Open Heart better?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 1 1:18pm

I previously had my mitral valve replaced via open heart surgery 5 years ago. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1532958/

Discussion: I recently had a Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR )

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 22 2:28pm

May I ask HOW LONG the first one lasted, what it is made of (cow or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211356/

Discussion: Valve Disease

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 26, 2018

Another cow tissue valve for me. @scottij Any tips to help deal or heal? My open...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325485/

Discussion: Calling all Mitral Valve Replacement Patients: Share your tips

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 20, 2020

@bigbon so glad your husband has experienced improvement. Do you mind sharing how they worked on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1532872/

Discussion: Tricuspid valve moderate to severe regurgitation.

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 22 12:49pm