Hi, Long story short. My Mitral Valve repair has failed and they want to cath in a Sapien 3 Heart Valve because the pressure in my lungs is to high to do Open ...Read more
Hi, Long story short. My Mitral Valve repair has failed and they want to cath in a Sapien 3 Heart Valve because the pressure in my lungs is to high to do Open Heart Surgery again. Has anyone in the group had this done by the Trans Catheter method and how did it go? Thank you
Barbara Wood Hi Carol, I had a mitral repair at Maine Med ( Reed Quinn) a year ago. I don't have experience of tra ... Read more
Barbara Wood Hi Carol, I had a mitral repair at Maine Med ( Reed Quinn) a year ago. I don't have experience of trans catheter replacement, but saw the following article the other day. This is a good website for basic heart info btw.
TMVR – Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement TMVR, also known as transcatheter mitral valve replacement is a way of replacing the mitral valve in the heart [...]Read More
I am from: Lisbon, Maine
https://myheart.net/articles/tmvr-transcatheter-mitral-valve-replacement/
Best wishes - please let us know how your surgery goes. There have been a few people here lately that have had failed mitral repairs.