Kristin's Profile

Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: June 25, 2015

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About Me

Known about my bicuspid valve since I was 4 always knew at some time I would need it replaced, but now that the time has come I find it hard to wrap my head around it. Im only 44 with a young child and the thought of going through this is so overwhelming.
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    I am from: St.paul, United States
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    My surgery date was: September 21, 2015
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    I was diagnosed with: Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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    My surgery was: Aortic Valve Replacement
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    My surgeon is: Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar
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    My hospital is: Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern

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