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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation
Member Since: February 21, 2017
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Joseph Freeman posted an update
8 years ago (October 17, 2017)
Fellow travelers,
I pray all are well pre/post surgery.
It's been 6.5 months since my surgery and I am happy to report that I am doing well. I've completed cardio-rehab and have continued with my heart healthy routine at my local gym. I'm moderately jogging 9 miles per week and... Read more.
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Joseph Freeman posted an update
9 years ago (July 12, 2017)
Greetings, fellow travelers.
It's been 102 days since my surgery and I've just completed my 20th session out of 36 of cardio-rehab. I saw my cardiologist on 10 July for a follow-up and a assessment of my latest echo. Good news is that my mitral valve repair is holding with... Read more.
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It would be my opinion that the improved pressures in your heart would slow down the progression. Abnormal pressures,high, chronically for years caused my tricuspid to essentially blow out and I have a pulmonary artery aneurysm. Essentially I have been told controlling the pressures are best way control progression. Repairing... Read more.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a risk factor for heart valve patients because of the extra pressure through the valves. Also, when there is aortic regurgitation it can actually cause mitral valve prolapse. Your mitral valve repair on the other hand shouldn't cause any extra issues for your aortic valve.... Read more.
It does take some time for your heart to adjust to the "new normal" as it had the mitral leak for a long time. It makes sense that the aortic valve is seeing more pressure with the repair. I was told after my mitral repair (9/28/16) that it would take... Read more.
I have dilated aorta and not dilated aortic valve. It was discovered during my echo that diagnosed my severe mitral regurgitation. My MB Repair was Feb 8th. I am also curious about if mitral valve prolapse- regurgitation had any affect on my aorta. I am at a 4.0 and will... Read more.
Thanks for all of your comments and advice. Since this posting, I've consulted with my internist who compared my current 4.5 measurement to my 4.2 echo measurement 5 yrs. ago. He seems to think my aortic root should stabilize over time before surgery is indicated. I'll confirm with my cardiologist... Read more.
Joseph Freeman posted an update
9 years ago (June 19, 2017)
Wow,it's been a while since my last posting. Since, May 31st, I've been participating in cardio-rehab 3x per week,1 hour per session. I recommend trying the program, because it's definitely both a confidence builder, an an excellent source of information. I'm coming to accept that I will be a heart... Read more.
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