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Janis's Profile
Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation
Member Since: November 21, 2011
Member Since: November 21, 2011
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MVP, regurgitation & arrhythmia as long as I can remember, congential defect. Shortness of breath and palps always present. I have been having yearly doppler echos, holter monitors for many decades. Valve has gone from mild / moderate to very severe with increased arrhythmia. Had Tee test & then angiogram. I am having valve repair December 28, 2011 at Northwestern Hospital/Chicago. I am 54. I am choosing to have a sternotomy.
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I am from: Yorkville, Illinois, United States -
My surgery date was: December 28, 2011 -
I was diagnosed with: Mitral Regurgitation -
My surgery was: Mitral Valve Repair -
My surgeon is: Dr. S. Chris Malaisrie -
My hospital is: Northwestern Hospital (Chicago)
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