I have two mechanical heart valves. Can I take Eliquis instead of warfarin aka rat poison?! ... View answer

Has there ever been a malfunction of a mechanical aortic heart valve? I had AVR surgery in 2000 and have done very well. However, recently the clicking associated with the mechanical valve has... View answer

I recently had an open heart surgery, specifically I had my aortic valve replaced with a St. Judes mechanical valve and also had an ascending aortic anyeursym which the used a mesh to repair. Now my... View answer

kind of surgery would be required? To repair this issue with my current Mechanical HV or new one, and ...I am 72 yrs old and had an aorta mechanical HV replaced in 2003 with a St XXXXXXX pace maker... View answer

Dear Doctor , on a xray can you see perfect outlines of calcified blood vessels and calcified heart valves. ... View answer

I have a mechanical aortic valve, had it for 20 years.. now i also need a mitral valve replacement..before they operate they are checking the old aortic to see if that needs replacing too. It would be... View answer

I had open heart surgery 2 valves replaced aortic mechanical and a lower animal valve now, also have a pacemaker put in on my lower abdomen,, my question is am i able to smoke marijuana anywhere down ... View answer

69 yr old male, mechanical aortic valve replaced 5 years ago, now CHF, possibly stage 4, possible narrowing of mechanical aortic valve per cardio dr. Previous MI, bilateral carotid... View answer

Has the longevity of the use of tissue valves for heart valve replacement been proven yet? It has been known that although tissue valves have lower rates of thrombotic episodescompared... View answer

I had 2 valve replacement 4years ago in May of mitral and aortic and mild leak of the tricuspid ... with any info at all??? I had mechanical valves put in cause I don t want to go through... View answer