Greetings from Cleveland Ohio. My wife Betsey joined your community in 2009 leading up to her Aortic Valve replacement in July 2009 by Bruce Lytle MD at the ...Read more
Greetings from Cleveland Ohio. My wife Betsey joined your community in 2009 leading up to her Aortic Valve replacement in July 2009 by Bruce Lytle MD at the Cleveland Clinic. Her "Edwards Laboratories " cow valve is in place over 15 years and is finally approaching replacement.
James Hilbe She has Aortic Stenosis again and is now on a 6 month return to clinic.
Rose Madura James, I'm sorry your wife needs a new valve. Are you guys checking to see if she can get a TAVR?
James Hilbe Thank you for that, Rose. Yes, and she attempted to have it at the Cleveland Clinic earlier this yea ... Read more
James Hilbe Thank you for that, Rose. Yes, and she attempted to have it at the Cleveland Clinic earlier this year. Unfortunately, they were overwhelmed at the moment and could not even give her an estimated date for testing and evaluation. The Journal of Cardiology has an article revealing that 4% of people on TAVE waiting lists, die on the waiting list! So I made a phone call to the Mayo Clinic, and they scheduled her straight away. She had testing and evaluation on May 19 - 20, 2025, and TAVR on June 16, 2025. She is on follow up at UCLA and her current Cardiologist was a fellow with her Cardiologist of 16 years at the Cleveland Clinic! She is now doing well, thank you!
I am from: Ontario , CA
