As with any surgery, you or your caregiver should develop some form expectation about the potential success and failure rates of that surgery. This thought definitely applies to a complex heart surgery like aortic valve replacement.
That said, my family and I did LOTS of research before I decided that the Ross Procedure was the best [...]

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Once diagnosed with severe aortic heart valve disease (stenosis), I went into action mode.
Yes. I was confused. Yes. I was scared. Yes. I may have even been a little bit depressed (and a tad angry).
Still, my heart needed to be fixed quickly. Dr. Chaikin, my second opinion cardiolgist, had given me 30 days to [...]

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