bypasssurgery &MITRAL VALVE REPAIR,MIRALVALVE REPAIR FAILED. MITRAL VALVE REPLACED(COW).

By gbgdn Monday, April 16, 2007

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MY HUSBAND HAD SURGERY AT STONTBROOK UNIVERSITY HOSP.DR. KRUCKENKAMP.BYPASS SURGERY AND MITRAL VALVE REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER HIS SURGERY HE STARTED URINATING BLOOD. THE SURGEON SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MITRAL VALVE REPAIR, WHICH HE SAID WENT WELL. SO HE WAS TRANSFUSED 2X WEEKLY TO REPLACE HIS BLOOD LOSS WHILE HE HAD LAB WORK THAT RULED OUT ANY OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSE. NOTHING SHOWED UP. CULPRID...MITRAL VALVE. IT WAS THEN REPLACED WITH A COW VALVE. 5 YEARS LATER HIS VALVE IS SEVERELY LEAKING AND NEEDS A 3RD SURGERY.HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM????????????

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BrendanS

4/17/07 3:43pm

gbgdn:

Thank you for you sharepost. I just forwarded your question to The HealthCentral Network's medical expert. One of the great things about this share post community is that other members may have experienced the same mitral valve trouble, and may be able to offer you priceless information/advice/support. I wish your husband the best of health.

Sincerely,
BrendanS

myrna

6/ 4/07 9:33pm

my sister had valve surgery 4 yrs ago due to a tick bite. she had a mechanical valve. they last longer. i was told the cow valve replacement was meant for short term.

gbgdn

6/ 7/07 9:02am

actually a mitral valve repair is the ideal! unfortunately we are aware now that it takes expertise to do a repair. if done right a replacement valve would not need ever be done.

bypasssurgery &MITRAL VALVE REPAIR,MIRALVALVE REPAIR FAILED. MITRAL VALVE REPLACED(COW).

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