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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Coronary Artery Disease

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Norine Dowd posted an update

1 year ago (March 6, 2025)

Hi, i had my mitral valve replaced in April 2017! It is now leaking and i was just hospitalized with heart failure. Am I looking at another open heart surgery?

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Richard Munson

1 year ago (March 6, 2025)

There are surgeons that specialize in revalve surgery. Someone here knows the names i am sure.

Marie Myers

1 year ago (March 6, 2025)

It depends on a lot of different things. Sometimes heart failure can be managed with medications and dietary restrictions. Have you received a second opinion from a different doctor?

Rita Savelis

1 year ago (March 6, 2025)

So sorry to hear that, but I guess only a cardiac surgeon can say. And it probably depends on how minimal the leakage is.

Susan Lynn

1 year ago (March 6, 2025)

Norine - I'm also in the mitral valve class of 2017 and I can only imagine what it was like to get this news. I agree with the great advice you've been given by Richard, Marie, and Rita, but I would also be interested in finding out why the valve... Read more.

Robert Miller

1 year ago (March 6, 2025)

That depends on the amount of leakage. Severe leakage could be the cause of heart failure and a bunch of other things. So get an echo done. Possibly even a TEE. Also look at the ejection rate. Depending on the result, you might need surgery. Otherwise, you might be put... Read more.

Norine Dowd

1 year ago (March 7, 2025)

Thanks everyone! I saw my cardiologist yesterday and reviewed eco. MR is sever and causing pulmonary hypertension. Next week i will have TEE to get a better look. But he thinks I need to have it replaced said that he had a surgon that had been doing the trans catheter... Read more.

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