About Me (In My Own Words)
I was diagnosed with a bicuspid aortic valve(normally tricuspid) around age 10 (1978 or so). Over the years I've been told if I had trouble with it, it would need to be replaced.
Around 1998 my yearly echo-cardiogram started to show calcification of the valve and every year since it has gotten a little worse.
As of now, I still do not have any symptoms(shortness of breath, fatigue etc) but my latest echo showed that the calcification build up has narrowed the opening (called stenosis) to a critical point. If I don't have my aortic valve replaced very soon, I risk complete valve failure.
I have decided to have my surgery at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston.
*UPDATE 11/2016
5 1/2 years post surgery, feeling great!
More Info About Me & My Heart
More About Me
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I am from:
Newton, New Hampshire
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My surgery date is:
May 10, 2010
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I was diagnosed with:
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Stenosis
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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My surgery was:
Aortic Valve Replacement
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My surgeon is:
Dr. Ralph Bolman
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