William's Profile

Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis

Member Since: January 3, 2018

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About Me

I was diagnosed with congenital aortic stenosis when I was 17 when I was getting my annual sports physical. My local doctor who cleared me for participation. The valve remained "mildly" stenoic until I was about 47. In the year between my echo's I went from mild to moderate severe with a gradient of 21 mmHg to nearly 40. This year the mean was 40 and the peak was 64.
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    I am from: Des Moines, United States
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    My surgery date was: February 26, 2018
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    I was diagnosed with: Aortic Stenosis
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    My surgery was: Aortic Valve Replacement
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    My doctor is: Dr. Mohammed Bashir
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    My hospital is: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

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