AORTA STENOSIS

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.

[Elvmar]

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