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At 39 with an ascending aorta at 47 mm, you are in a gray zone. Many...
connective tissue disorder, bicuspid valve ... solution is open surgery with a graft ... shoes: – Get under the care of an aortic ... I hear the fear and frustration in what ... dissection at 50 years old — emergency open-heart
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Aug 25, 2025
My husband , Gleason 9. PSA 46.6, did Zytiga /prednisone for 12 months and Orgovyx 18...
time he developed unstable BP, an aortic ... valve regurgitation. ... He is now scheduled for open heart surgery ... in August at Mayo, to have the aortic ... valve replaced and the aneurysm repaired
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Jul 3, 2025
I think that 5.00 to 5.5 is pretty standard for doing surgery . My husband is...
to 5.5 is pretty standard for doing surgery ... My husband is scheduled for open heart ... surgery in August for the aneurysm ... and to replace the Aortic Valve … he ... has moderate to severe valve regurgitation
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 17, 2025
Make sure you have a very good surgeon. Having gone through 4 major procedures during open...
through 4 major procedures during open ... heart surgery for 14 hrs this past ... I ended up with the aortic root, valve
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jan 30, 2025
69 year old male. Little to no symptoms. I do pretty much all I want including...
Have a moderate to severe aortic stenosis ... valve until the run up which included ... thought and prayer I’ve agreed to the open ... heart as my surgery team says a better ... Can’t stand the thought of open heart
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jan 12, 2025
I had a complete aortic dissection in June 2015 which I barely survived after two emergency...
I had a complete aortic dissection in ... barely survived after two emergency open-heart ... surgeries at UCSD in La Jolla California ... heart surgery to repair the aorta as ... well as the bicuspid valve.
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jan 5, 2025
Hi Babyblues 262, RUN DON'T WALK TO MAYO. The care at our local hospitals in Michigan...
with expertise for doing multiple open ... into him and told them my artificial aortic ... valve was failing and I cannot do the ... valves that go up through the groin ... during or after the surgery.
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Posted: Jan 4, 2025
I had my aortic valve replaced in 2017 with open heart surgery. The surgeon said i...
I had my aortic valve replaced in 2017 ... with open heart surgery. ... had to choose between a mechanical valve ... or a bovine valve. ... pumping harder to get through the valve
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Dec 28, 2024
I had open heart to repair my 5.2cm ascending aortic aneurysm at 54 (almost 5 years...
I had open heart to repair my 5.2cm ... ascending aortic aneurysm at 54 (almost ... There’s no other way to repair it but open ... heart, I also have a bicuspid aortic ... tell you the odds of a successful surgery
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Dec 20, 2024
Hi there I don't know what to do here. I am in a few categories so...
emergency of a major hospital, a 10 hours open ... heart surgery, short stay in ICU, a ... dissection through my entire aorta (heart ... to legs), a busted aortic valve, busted ... replacement, aortic valve replacement
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jul 21, 2024
On January 10, 2024 I had the removal of a TAVR pig valve that was replaced...
2024 I had the removal of a TAVR pig valve ... replaced with a larger 27mm mechanical aortic ... heart valve, as well as a double bypass ... occur in patients like me who have had open ... heart surgery ( the second time for
Discussion: Dressler Syndrome
Posted: Jul 16, 2024
I guess in my reply above I didn’t really tell you that I had the open...
didn’t really tell you that I had the open ... heart surgery in March. ... They also repaired the bicuspid valve ... and aortic root.
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jul 11, 2024
My original post got cut off some how. Here it is.... I have congential heart defect(...
aotic valve stenosis) evidently I was ... born with this ( bicuspid aortic valve ... replacement surgery( mechanical valve ... overwhelmed at the thought of facing open ... heart surgery... what is my life expectancy
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jan 30, 2019
Hi, @matthew33. Here is a response from our experts: TAVR is approved for patients who are...
Surgical aortic valve replacement is ... standard of care for patients with aortic ... in another valve or bypass surgery, ... Aortic valve replacement surgery can ... are younger patients who may prefer open-heart
Hello, You are relatively young which will help you recover quicker. This is really key. Had...
Had my Aortic Aneurysm repaired at age ... I had a prior heart surgery(at age 13 ... your first (Lets hope only) chest opening ... Mine came a few times when I had Aortic ... Valve Surgery(Yup, my third surgery
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Sep 23, 2018
Hello Divmercy, My story is as follows: I was seeing a cardiologist for a long while...
valve damaged and said "no problem" ... didn"t want problems later when my heart ... appointment with my Surgeon who did my open ... heart(double coronary bypass in 2005 ... } surgery and he said"Frank you won"t
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Nov 29, 2017
Welcome to Connect @donnieg, and @pamelaann1, We're sincerely glad that you've joined us; thank you so...
clogged-arteries-at-86-yrs-old/ – Aortic ... Stenosis & Valve Replacement:: ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/aortic-valve-calcification ... heart surgery https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/husbands-open-heart-surgery
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Aug 3, 2017
JK, I recently joined Mayo Clinic Connect and this was my first attempt at getting info...
closest to my condition which is a leaky Aortic ... Valve. ... 4 years ago that I have a leaky valve ... which is less invasive than "open ... heart surgery".
Posted: Aug 2, 2017
Hi! I discovered I have aortic stenosis when I had my 2d echo done way back...
I discovered I have aortic stenosis ... The opening of my aortic valve was 1.1cm2 ... It appears that my aortic valve is bicuspid ... heart surgery and recovery period is ... shorter than the open heart surgery
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Dec 15, 2016
Teresa, You may wish to read about @lyndamm's story in this discussion "Open heart surgery, aortic...
lyndamm's story in this discussion "Open ... heart surgery, aortic valve replacement ... hopeful33250 as she prepares for an aortic ... valve replacement.
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Sep 28, 2016