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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

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2 years ago (March 5, 2024)

Hello community. Have an MRI scheduled of my heart in April to determine if I am a candidate for the Ross Procedure. Live in South Jersey, so I've been going to Penn. Any thoughts/insight would be greatly appreciated. At times I feel overwhelmed I had reached out to Adam Pick... Read more.

Max Jam

2 years ago (March 5, 2024)

Hi Mark, how old are you?

Grace Mason

2 years ago (March 5, 2024)

This may help you narrow down surgeons who do perform Ross. Many of these surgeons you can look up on the surgeon finder here in Heart valve surgery. I had mine at Mt Sinai in NYC with Dr El-Hamamsy. I highly recommend. https://therossprocedure.org/

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Mark Odenheimer

2 years ago (March 5, 2024)

I just turned 45. I have been seeing first Dr. Bavaria at Penn and since he has left Penn, I've seen Dr. Nimesh Desai, and he is the person who suggested Ross. I had only heard about Ross because of Adam and interviews that I watched with him. All that... Read more.

Sue Maize

2 years ago (March 6, 2024)

Hi Mark! You're in good company here with those who've been through the Ross as well as those who've done a lot of research on all these options. The data is definitely out there—you want to go to a Ross "centre of excellence" which means high frequency and volume as... Read more.

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