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Ryan's Profile
Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Member Since: May 12, 2023
Member Since: May 12, 2023
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I found out I that I have a bicuspid aortic valve when I was 25 and about 5 years later that I have sever eccentric aortic regurgitation. My heart size was being monitored by way of fairly regular echos and everything was ok in terms of heart size until I got endocarditis in May 2022, which I recovered from via IV penicillin but now it's May 2023 and I found out that my left ventricular internal dimension, diastole has gone from 5.88 in Dec 2022 to 7.16 in May 2023 and that I need valve replacement in the coming months. I'm worried about all of this and glad to have discovered this website and hope it will be helpful for me a I go about my valve replacement and recovery.
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I am from: Los Angeles, CA, United States -
My surgery date was: June 27, 2023 -
I was diagnosed with: Aortic Regurgitation, Bicuspid Aortic Valve -
My surgery was: Aortic Valve Replacement, Pulmonary Valve Replacement, Ross Procedure -
My surgeon is: Dr. Vaughn Starnes -
My hospital is: USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute
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