Heart & Blood Health Support Group

Is open heart surgery the best way to repair a leaking Mitral valve? Or will non-invasive surgery work as well?

Bessy, after 8 years of solid service, is calling it quits. Time to go under the knife again and get a Bessy 2.0. Hoping to...

I have had more than 3 or 4 ekgs done , I’ve had stress tests done, I’ve had scans done of my heart , And...

This has been recommended for me and I am wondering what I can epect

Hi all, first post for me. Long story, try to make as short as possible. I had gastric bypass surgery in 1978 and lost 100+...

I had open heart surgery in March 2013 to repair my mitral valve. It should hve been to repair both the mitral and tricuspid valves...

Hi! My daughter is having heart surgery on Monday to repair her mitral valve, can parents sleep overnight with their child in the CSICU?

My card says the op to replace my leaky Mitral valve is too dangerous for me. Any "elderly" like me had the op? and around...

In august 2024 I was diagnosed with diastolic heart failure. My echo in march of last year showed that I my hcm Had become much...

I'm under the care of Northwestern Hospital's cardiologists in Chicago. They are recommending "prophylactic" valve surgery for my "severe mitral valve regurgitation." I understand that...

Does anyone have experience with an atrial septal aneurysm and treatment? I have Mitral Valve Prolapse with severe dilation of the left atrium (among other...

This 91 year old with stage D CHF is looking for someone who's had experience with Bumex or one of the other "strong" diuretics. My...

Hi I did my echo 2D in that report it says (mitral valve prolapse-anterior mitral leaflet) and in color flowing mapping section it has (mitral...

I'm scheduled for Mitral Valve replacement next month (OCTOBER) and would like any info on how and what I can do now to prepare for...

I am new to this platform and searched for a varicose vein group, but it brought me here. I am scheduled for a venaseal ablation...

Surgery scheduled Mon 7/14. No stent. The old , original way. Got a call today, the Anesthesiologist wants an echocardiogram of my Heart. My old...

So I have a couple of uncles who've had heart issues at a relatively young age and I also suffer from extreme health anxiety. So...

I had been diagnosed with a genetic disorder, Severe Mitral Valve Prolapse, approximately 25 years ago. Having been asymptomatic until recently, I chose to avoid...

I am 64 and have been followed for mild mitral valve regurgitation for several years. My last echo shows I now have mild tricuspid regurgitation...

Anyone out there with heart valve stenosis/regurgitation and also experience heartburn or GERD or acid reflux. What over the counter meds do you take for...