Sidney's Profile

Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: August 16, 2013

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About Me

43 year old male. I have being seeing my cardiologist for Congestive Heart Failure due to high blood pressure when in January after giving me a good report told me I have a bicuspid valve that we need to watch for deterioration. On July 22nd, he told me it had deteriorated a little more rapidly than he expected and now I needed to have it replaced. I spoke with a surgeon here in Columbia, but feel like I want to have the best guy available take care of this issue, so Duke University, here I come.
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    I am from: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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    My surgery date was: October 4, 2013
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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. Chad Hughes

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