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What Causes A Heart Attack Immediately After Replacement Of Aortic Valve?

I would like to know the statistics on the replacement of my bovine tissue aortic valve which has failed after but 8 years. My experience with the replacement of my own aortic valve was that I had a heart attack immediately after the operation and the surgeon had to go in again. I nearly didn t make it and had a 7 week recuperation, mostly in ICU. I am a female age 83 years, in pretty good health besides this cardiac situation.
Fri, 10 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Any prolonged surgery or any problem he'd bed rest coupled with the stress of the surgery and the medicines we receive at that time can cause a clot to block a vessel and can cause a heart attack but if we do not attend to your cardiac condition now then maybe you would have much more damage to the heart tissue . I would really like you to go ahead with the surgery and get well soon.

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What Causes A Heart Attack Immediately After Replacement Of Aortic Valve?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Any prolonged surgery or any problem he d bed rest coupled with the stress of the surgery and the medicines we receive at that time can cause a clot to block a vessel and can cause a heart attack but if we do not attend to your cardiac condition now then maybe you would have much more damage to the heart tissue . I would really like you to go ahead with the surgery and get well soon. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.