michael glendenning - Heart Valve Journal

Di Jaramillo I have the same question. It's been a year since my husband’s surgery, and he’s still monitoring ... Read more

Brady Busch Are there mechanical valves involved,in both cases?

Rita Savelis INR constantly changes. It's not static. But this does not mean that you won't get to a point where y ... Read more

Richard Munson My father was on coumadin for half his life and was regularly checked, my wife is a diabetic and chec ... Read more

Di Jaramillo Hi Brady, my husband has a mechanical mitral valve. He had his surgery a year ago, so we're still fig ... Read more

Rita Savelis Di, weekly is a lot of hassle, I hear you. I hope you can move to at least every 2 weeks soon, and th ... Read more

Brady Busch When I was on Warfarin,for a number of months,(more than the 3,that most people take),it was tricky,g ... Read more

Susan Lynn Very normal. If you're on medications, they might be contributing as well. It never hurts to cal... Read more

J Alexander Lassally Yep. Seems like a lot of mitral folks have post surgery swings which can include low readings...

Suzette Schear Hi Michael it is very normal, I had called my cardiologist and they changed one of the meds to take ... Read more

Suzette Schear Here’s my new best friend

Richard Munson And here i thought it was me

Suzette Schear Ah Richard do you have any room for me since you are so loved and have many friends? I look forward ... Read more

Marie Myers For heart valves, warfarin is the only science -backed, safe option for Anticoagulation. Eliquis is ... Read more

Ana Brusso Marie to the rescue. She knows what she is talking about. Thank you Marie

Barbara deLoache Hi Michael.. I truly understand the warfarin issue. I have been on an anticoagulant for 10 years due ... Read more

Susan Lynn Michael - I had my INR monitored for three months when I was on blood thinners. I was surprised at ... Read more

Jovan Dumas Hi Michael. My heart rate was consistently in the low 90’s how 10 days out of my surgery and I mess ... Read more

Yumiko Ishida I think it is. Mine was consistently over 100 when I left the hospital. I’m on a small dose of beta ... Read more

J Alexander Lassally Super duper normal ! One of the most common queries.

Jennifer Fuller Yep. It takes a surprisingly long time for the heart to ‘settle’ after OHS. I don’t recall exac ... Read more

Dena Porter I am 19 days post mitral valve repair and my heart rate today got up to 125. I am hearing that it is ... Read more

Anna Ma Dena, I have low BP and higher hr too post ohs. I looked up online and found this article from CC hel ... Read more

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