My mother is 77 years old. She had an aorta replacement (sock) at UNC Chapel Hill in December 2010. We just found out she now has a developed a moderate to severe aortic valve regergitation. We started seeing a decline in her health about a month ago. She is 5'3" tall and weights 158 lbs. Her pressure today was 168/58. Otherwise, she is healthy. Doc said her pump is fine, and prescribed Altace/Ramipril to reduce the leak. She has a TEE scheduled and an appt with Dr. Deeb at UM Ann Arbor has been made for 2 weeks from now. In your opinion do you think she'll even be a candidate for Aortic valve replacement? There is a new study involving a noninvasive aortic valve replacement procedure through the leg vein. Has anyone heard of what the results have been so far with the new procedure? Thank you.