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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
AORTA STENOSIS
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AORTA STENOSIS
by CHARMAINE-PULON, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By CHARMAINE PULLON on April 20, 1998 at 15:28:50:
78 YR. OLD FEMALE DIAGNOSISED WITH AORTA STENOSIS. NEED AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT ,BUT CONSIDERED HIGH RISK. I HAVE UNCONTROLABLE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE COPD, ASTHMA, AND EMPHASEMA THE SURGEON GIVES ME A 50% SURVIVAL RATE IF I OPT TO HAVE THE SURGERY. HE ALSO ADVISED ME I WOULD DIE IF I DO NOT HAVE THE SURGERY. WHAT IS YOUR ADVISE? PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVISE AS I AM VERY UPSET WITH MY PROGNOSIS. I ALSO HAVE A HUSBAND WHO HAS JUST BEEN RECENTLY DIAGNOSISED WITH LIVER CANCER AND THIS IS VERY UPSETTING FOR ME. NONE OF THIS IS HELPING ME COPE WITH MY OWN HEART PROBLEMS. IF I DO OPT TO HAVE THE SURGERY AND SINCE I AM A HIGH RISK PATIENT, WHO IS THE VERY BEST SURGERON IN THE USA TO DO THIS SORT OF SURGERY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE.
78 YR. OLD FEMALE DIAGNOSISED WITH AORTA STENOSIS. NEED AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT ,BUT CONSIDERED HIGH RISK. I HAVE UNCONTROLABLE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE COPD, ASTHMA, AND EMPHASEMA THE SURGEON GIVES ME A 50% SURVIVAL RATE IF I OPT TO HAVE THE SURGERY. HE ALSO ADVISED ME I WOULD DIE IF I DO NOT HAVE THE SURGERY. WHAT IS YOUR ADVISE? PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVISE AS I AM VERY UPSET WITH MY PROGNOSIS. I ALSO HAVE A HUSBAND WHO HAS JUST BEEN RECENTLY DIAGNOSISED WITH LIVER CANCER AND THIS IS VERY UPSETTING FOR ME. NONE OF THIS IS HELPING ME COPE WITH MY OWN HEART PROBLEMS. IF I DO OPT TO HAVE THE SURGERY AND SINCE I AM A HIGH RISK PATIENT, WHO IS THE VERY BEST SURGERON IN THE USA TO DO THIS SORT OF SURGERY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE.
