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ANTHONY SICILIANO

05/26/08

ANTHONY SICILIANO

Category:VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES

I HAVE HAD 3 HEART VALVE SURGERIES. IST A MITRAL PIG VALVE.8 YEARS AGO AN AORTIC AND A NEW MEC

AFTER 8 YEARS WITH MECHANICAL MITRAL VALVE EXCESS LEAKAGE WAS SEEN. HAD A 3RD OPEN HEART SURGERY JAN 31 2008. WAS TOLD I MIGHT NEED A LARGER VALVE OR MESH IF HEART TISSUE WAS NOT VIABLE ENOUGH FOR REPAIR STITCHING. THE SURGEON DID NEITHER OF THESE OPTIONS. WAS ALSO TOLD SURGEON TOOK 40...

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