Lauren's Profile

Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: November 19, 2021

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About Me

My name is Lauren and I live near Cleveland Ohio. I first found out that I was going to need surgery for a tear in the mitral valve with moderate to severe regurgitation in early September 2021. Since I had no real symptoms it was discovered after doing a TTE and TEE to check out a loud heart murmur. My surgery is 1/5/2022 with Dr. Hodges at the Cleveland Clinic. I am not sure if it will be a repair or replacement due to severe Mitro Annular Calcification.
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    I am from: Sagamore Hills, Ohio, United States
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    My surgery date was: January 5, 2022
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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 Hodges
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    My hospital is: Cleveland Clinic

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