Kirk's Profile

Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: March 17, 2018

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About Me

I was diagnosed with Mitral valve prolapse in my early 20's, the Dr's thought I might of come down with Strep throat and did not know it to get it treated. As a suprise to myself at the time and other friends today when I tell them that infections like that can damage your heart, I was always told someday you might need surgery to repair. That someday has arrived about 30 years later, all these years it's been a "Wait and See" when I went in for my annual heart check up.
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    I am from: Laveen, AZ, United States
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    My surgery date was: April 30, 2018
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    I was diagnosed with: Mitral Regurgitation
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    My surgery was: Mitral Valve Replacement, Mitral Valve Repair
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    My surgeon is: Dr. Kevin Brady
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    My hospital is: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

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