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Success. Aortic heart valve replacement in N. Minnesota
I had open heart surgery to replace my Aortic heart valve. They also did maze procedure. After 3 months of rehab I'm now better than...
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Quadruple bypass surgery
I had open heart surgery last year and I'm still not feeling any better. My ankle is still very soar where the doctor removed the...
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Valve repair
1 1/2 years ago I experienced shortness of breath upon exercise. This was accompanied by painful joint swelling. Cardiologist administered echocardiogram stress test (only lasted...
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Robotic mitral valve replacments
Does Mayo use robotics for mitral valve replacements? Yes, they do "mitral repairs" according to their video, but I have and enlarged left atrium and...
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Multiple Heart Issues & Dizziness - How Do I Narrow it Down?
Hi :) 67 y/o male in transition here. Last year or more, I am daily experiencing dizzy, lightheaded and off-balance, More times than I care...
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Mitral Valve Prolapse – How many second opinions should I get?
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+...
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No Medicare coverage for Cardio Rehab?
9 weeks ago I had open heart surgery for repair of aorta aneurysm and dr. recommended Cardio Rehab sessions. When the provider (hospital) called Medicare...
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Looking for a CV team in FL to provide answers & get his valve corrected
Family is orginally from Fort Madison, IA; recently moved to Florida a year ago. 21yr old son had his 4th open heart 2 yrs ago...
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mitral/tricuspid valves
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...
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You should definitely find a surgeon that has done many valve replacements, whether by the less...
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@caretakermom- I never had open heart surgery. I would absolutely trust the Mayo Team of Doctors....
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Has anyone had their tricuspid valve replaced? I am looking at open heart surgery and would...
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TAVR recovery process
Good morning. Has anyone undergone a TAVR procedure? My sister is going to have this procedure done to replace her aortic valve and I'm going...