Information and opinions on health from gbgdn at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4456/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4456/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4456/index http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/4456/8625/valve-valve Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:10:00 -0400 gbgdn 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... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/4456/8625/valve-valve