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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis

Member Since: May 11, 2015

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Steve Offenbecher got a guestbook from Peter Willard

10 years ago (September 17, 2015)

Steve I read your old post and at 67 I had a bovine valve put in and now at 73 I still work out with weights . Steve how long do these valves last and because of age the dr. said a tissue valve would be best and I wish... Read more.

Steve Offenbecher got a guestbook from Susan McFarlane

10 years ago (July 27, 2015)

Steve I was wondering what valve did you decide on for your AVR? My husband had an AVR in April of this year and chose the On-X valve. His INR has to be around 1.5 which is not too bad but I am trying to thin his blood via 'natural'... Read more.

Steve Offenbecher

I did a lot of research, including the On-X valve, and decided that a bio-synthetic bovine valve was the best for me. I do not take any Coumadin and do not need to monitor INR, so I have no experience with that. My HR stays in the high 70's and... Read more.