I had a mitral valve replacement 10 weeks ago - using a mechanical valve as I’m 62. Recovery is going well and I’d like to be back at work (grocery delivery) before Christmas. No trouble with the sternotomy repairing, although the scar is still red and the skin is tight. This YT channel has been a great source of information before and since the operation.

I had robotic mitral valve repair in 2008 at 51 year old. Still doing great. Does this doctor every do the repair with robotics?

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hello, ive been told to have operation as soon as posible its valve replacements , its hard for me even my mentenance i cant afford,.. i hope and god will listen that will someday will help me to have operation 😢, because its so expensive,

Hi Adam, can this procedure be performed if a patient has a mechanical valve? Having the aortic root aneurysm repaired. Or even both valve replaced and the aneurysm repair done. Many thanks

Very good in explaining why my aortic valve became so sclerotic ... had my TAVR 11-5-2024 and luckily I did NOT have another stroke~! That was my biggest fear since I had hx of CVA x3. I heard my surgeon say (I was awake during my TAVR) "The baskets are full"... in ref to the calcium debris from my heart. Those filter baskets prevented another cva for me. Thank you Jesus, my surgeon, and whoever invented these filter baskets in my carotid arteries via my r. radial artery. An amazing experience to 'hear' all that went on in the cath lab for my TAVR... a fined tuned precision team work. Couldn't see a thing because I was in a 'tent' for infection control, but I heard everything. No one told me THAT part before my procedure. I rec'd. the bovine Edwards valve. Thankyou Dr. Gerdish for explaining what may now follow now that I'm 77 yrs. old and have a new lease on life.... and how my new valve may decrease re-calcification.

Why do the tissue valves fail sooner? They do seem to be a better choice.

I had a heart transplant on the 4th of December 2002 and this great man was one of the group of Doctors who did it I’m grateful and thankful Thanks God and this Great Doctor and the other Doctors now as 20th of November 2024 I’m still alive and grateful and thankful

Love these informative videos

This channel is a gift! Thank you.

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I wish I could have this but I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve so I have to have open heart surgery in a couple of weeks

Brilliant guy,very important

Thank you very much. Very useful Video. My husband 87 years old, had his Mitral valve OP through clipping, but it was not successful as we were informed today. This broke my heart. An open heart operation. doctors say is too risky because of his age. But, without an operation, he has no quality in life. He can hardly climb the stairs; three steps and he is out of breath. He also has Asthma. He was operated upon for grade II meningioma and unfortunately had a brain hemorrhage, which had to be operated upon, but led to some difficulty finding words and memory loss. He is currently undergoing radiation therapy. Otherwise, his blood values ​​are normal and, apart from the effects of the brain haemorrhage, he is generally normal. Do you think in his condition, an operation would be too risky? Or what would be the options? Thank you very much.

Hello, is trace mitral regurgitation a cause of concern for progression?

I am in Ireland would appreciate a car reply. I have aortic stenosis moderate and a 4.5 aneurysm. They say they will do both at the one 😅 Is this a dangerous operation? I am very worried. I am also blind and have sleep apnoea but not overweight and reasonably fit would love a reply thanks

Thank you !

Hello I am 21 years old and have been diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve few days back with mild regurgitation my doctors told me to stope exercising exercising and follow a healthy lifestyle.but I love to run and weight lift .I have been having chest pain for past 1 year what are your advices. I am very shocked for my condition.

Excellent video

Informative discussion and timely. The chart showed up to 14 years for a repair with 5% exception for reoperation. Are there stats on how long a repair can last? I.e. if 62 year old had asymptomatic severe mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation would a surgeon lean to valve replacement instead repair?

Can I workout with the stainless steel sternum wires in me ? For example: Can I go back to a normal life as far as doing squats, bench pressing, using the row machine, push ups and things of that nature ? or can that activity cause the wires to break or bend ?

I was born with a unicuspid aortic valve and underwent a Bentall procedure five months ago. Unfortunately, they couldn’t repair my valve. I am a 32-year-old man. Before the operation, they thought I had a bicuspid aortic valve. ❤

😢 i have been diagnosed with asending and descending aneurysm. Can it be fixed without Open heart surgery.

RIF (Rigid Internal Fixation) has been out there for decades. I've rarely used wires as an OMS. Wires almost seem archaic. Seems ridiculous CTS is so slow adopting, but not my balliwick. If you do a lot, plate adaptation is qwik and easy.

I am 58-year-old who unfortunately was born with bicuspid Aortic valve which was functioning very well until 2 years ago when it became heavily calcified. Went into operating theatre for Ross procedure 4 weeks ago. I was very happy and excited about it. However, when I wake up after the operation, I was told that Ross procedure could not be performed due to the fact my pulmonary valve cusps are thickened associated with a dilated annuls. Consequently, my Aortic valve was replaced with tissue valve. I have been very disappointed since I left the hospital as this is not the outcome I had hoped for. I have many questions and would highly appreciate if they can be answered; 1. Could my pulmonary valve be repaired and used? 2. Is there anything can be done going forward to prepare my pulmonary valve for Ross procedure in the future when the time comes to replace the tissue valve.?

If the aneurysm is at the aortic root position can this procedure be done?

Hey can you please tell me if my friend will be ok I'm worried she lives in a different state, she told me that she will have a heart surgery today and she was basically going through a trauma and depression so this surgery is necessary the doctors said.I don't know the entire thing can you please tell me what's wrong I couldn't call her parents.

I will be needing surgery soon and need a great valve sparing root replacement surgeon

I was informed last night I need my aortic root replace but sparing my valve in a few months. I’m in Massachusetts what hospital/surgeon would you recommend for valve sparing aortic root replacement? I have Marfan syndrome

I had a 3x CABG last November. They used external fixation. I did have pretty intense pain from the surgery for the first few weeks but a year later i feel absolutely normal and the plates cause no discomfort. I had more post OP issues with the temp pacer wires. One had to be in office procedure pulled a few weeks later as it painfully had began poking back up under the skin. I still have two inside me.

That is great news! 🫀

Thank you for your videos, Adam. It's very encouraging to hear these updates in treatment. I will need both of these somewhere down the line!

Very informative webinar.

I had cancer at 70, had to do chemo as I was triple negative aggressive ductal carcinoma. I had to do two different rounds but cancer free for five years. I am now 75 and having a lot of issues, severe fatigue, weakness, some dizziness off and on, skipped heartbeats, feeling like I’m going to faint yet reclined and resting, minor headaches, some sweating time to time even though I am indoors with air, swelling. I had the heart catherization two years ago in January, said everything looks fine but then red this is mainly for coronary and doesn’t show valve disease. Dr. Brescia at MUSC was my oncologist and told me up front chemo can sometimes cause cancer and can cause heart damage. I don’t feel MUSC had followed up with my heart like they should and now feel confused as to what to do. I have made an appointment with my primary for November 14 but because my levels always are good except for a cO2 level they don’t seem concerned. My symptoms seem to escalate over the past three months so I hope she takes this seriously.

I had this operation a year and a half ago I am 39. The root ruptured and I was able to make it to the ER in time. Surgeon was able to keep the valve and replace the root. Thank for all the information.

I had open heart surgery on Sept 17th. I have watched many of "Adam's" videos. Thank you for this site and the insight into many of the procedures! Rob

I'm 22 years old I'm also heart valve patient from last one year. My symptoms are just increasing my heart beat . Not taking any medicine.

I was told my surgeon nicked the AV node whil putting in my mechanical valve that was too big in the aotric positionand had to take it back out. Then he put the correct size in. He sent my heart into complete right side heart block. I then had to have a pacemaker with 2leads to the right side of my heart implanted. Is it necessary to nick that node in the heart to implantt a mechanical heart valve?

Is it possible to have a mild dilated aorta without having an aneurysm?

Does it is genetic.. Does it run through generation

I just had my 3rd Aortic Valve replacement surgery last month along with a Bentall procedure . The previous 2 were tissue valves (2003 & 2013) . With my tissue valves I only took a baby aspirin 81 mg daily. Now I'm on Warfarin and have to check my INR weekly. I was told that the ON-X valve was not an option anymore because the anti clotting properties were inconclusive. Is there anything in the pipeline for people with the St. Jude or other carbon mechanical valves where they could switch off of Warfarin to something like Eliquis or Pradaxa? I had Endocarditis with each tissue valve and was told that a mechanical valve would be a better option for me at this point given my history. I'm in my late 50's and would like to avoid the complications that come with taking Warfarin long term if it all possible. Hoping there is something in the works were I can switch off of Warfarin safely.

Hello sir am form india.. My husband's heart bypass surgury was done in 2023 June now he is suffering in infection last 1 year above.. Then doctor r removed sternum wire aftrr 6 month.. Now he is detect extra pulmonary tuberculosic.., now medication is continue.. But pus and blood are leakage.. What to do?

I don't think the survival rate was the right question. I think the better question would be which surgery has lower complications? With robotic surgery, people are essentially trading off a faster recovery time against the risk of complications during recovery.

This is my week for repair. I’m 41 and active. No real symptoms until I got pneumonia and could barely breath. Currently waiting for transport to Miami to see doctor Lamelas. He is one of the best you can get

I had the Robotic Aorta replacement with a tissue valve done by Dr Badhwar at WVU. Even though they had to go back in a second time for some issues I was still out of the hospital in 4 days and fully recovered in 3 months.

thanks for the info!

Very informative webinar.

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There are risks to any surgical procedure. My wife was asymptomatic with a leaking mitral valve and a moderately enlarged atrium. We decided to go ahead and have the surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Now unfortunately we are dealing with heart arrhythmias…… obviously the heart does not enjoy being cut. The electrical paths of conduction have been severed and altered……. The old methodology of waiting for symptoms may have been better in our case, because now we are dealing with a new set of problems……. Difficult decision…….

Three heart surgeries later....I wish I felt like this after my surgery. It's almost 5 years later and I'm still getting the occasional random severe pains.