Nancy's Profile

Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: May 16, 2016

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About Me

I've had a bicuspid aortic valve since birth and it became stenotic as I got older, particularly during my puberty years. I was lucky and didn't have to have surgery until this year and this November at age 31 I had my aortic valve replaced with a tissue valve. There was also some calcification that went from my aortic valve to my mitral valve, but the surgeon was able to get all of it out.
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    I am from: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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    My surgery date was: November 17, 2016
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    I was diagnosed with: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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    My surgeon is: Dr. Gary Salasidis
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    My hospital is: St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, ON Canada

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