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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: November 11, 2016

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Steve Farthing got a guestbook from Ann Crone

7 years ago (June 21, 2019)

Hi Steve, thank you so much for taking time to respond to my post about pre-surgery fear. I will look into Mended Hearts. I had found that site once before but couldn't seem to navigate the site enough to do any good. I'll give it another go. Thanks again. I... Read more.

Steve Farthing

You are welcome .😊

Steve Farthing

You are welcome .😊

Steve Farthing got a guestbook from Carmel Power

8 years ago (January 12, 2018)

Hi Steve. When I first joined this site, you said you had your mitral valve repaired when your LA started to enlarge. I have had several opinions on my mitral valve regurgitation issue since and one specialist said I have Barlow's disease. Was this the same problem you had? The... Read more.

Steve Farthing

Hi Carmel, I do not have Barlow's Disease. It is good that you are pursuing several opinions regarding your mitral valve repair. Apparently some surgeons are skilled enough to repair a mitral valve in patients with Barlow's. But it sounds like you are not certain yet whether you have Barlow's?... Read more.

Carmel Power

Thanks Steve. I'm in Australia and we don't have specialist mitral valve surgeons as such. They tend to be specialists who work in many different fields. I've spent the last few months trying to find the best surgeon with a interest in minimally invasive/ mitral valve repair. I even went... Read more.

Bill H

Steve - do you have any links or references that show mitral valve repair is often a permanent fix? I would like to read / learn more about this. Thanks.

Steve Farthing got a guestbook from Phyllis Petersen

9 years ago (June 26, 2017)

Hi Steve, I see today is our big day and you may even be finished by now. I hope everything went/is going great and that you have an easy recovery. Phyllis

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