About Me (In My Own Words)
UPDATE (another)
Surgery RE-scheduled for 01/05/2023 due to winter weather trapping my surgeon on the east coast! Thank you all for the well wishes, messages, and prayers!
Surgery scheduled for 12/28/2022 at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, with Dr. Valentino (Val) Bianco III, DO, MPH.
I will be having my bicuspid aortic valve replaced with an On-X mechanical valve, as well as multiple parts of my aortic root and arch replaced/repaired. For anyone interested, the specific procedures are:
*BENTALL ROOT REPLACEMENT - AORTIC VALVE
*REPLACEMENT AORTIC VALVE
*REPAIR ANEURYSM ASCENDING AORTA
*HEMIARCH REPLACEMENT WITH CIRCULATORY ARREST
Please let me know if anyone has any pointers, experiences to share, etc.
Thanks!
-Clinton
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For anyone interested, these are my echocardiogram results:
Aortic Valve Area (AVA; cm²)
2018: 1.6
2019: 1.3
2020: 1.1
2022: 0.9
Gradient Pressure: mean; max (mmHg)
2018: 23; 36
2019: 46; 66
2020: 55; 75
2022: 66; 112
More Info About Me & My Heart
More About Me
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I am from:
Phoenix, AZ
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My surgery date is:
January 5, 2023
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I was diagnosed with:
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Stenosis
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Aortic Aneurysm
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My surgery was:
Aortic Valve Replacement
Aortic Aneurysm Replacement
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