JOHN's Story

About Me (In My Own Words)

Born 1952 with Bicuspid Valve
In 1976, received a Porcine Aortic Valve, Dr Mortimer Buckley, Mass General, Boston
In 1993, second Valve surgery, St Jude dual-gate carbon Valve.
In 2025, age 72, my Aortic Root has aneurysm 5.8 cm, being monitored for Aortic root & valve replacement at Roper St Francis Hospital, Charleston SC

More Info About Me & My Heart

More About Me

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  I am from:
  Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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  My surgery date is:
  April 30, 1976
  
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  I was diagnosed with:
  Bicuspid Aortic Valve
  Aortic Aneurysm
  
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  My surgery was:
  Aortic Valve Replacement
  
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  My surgeon is:
  Dr. John Spratt