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Hugh Martin got a guestbook from Richard Munson

1 year ago (February 20, 2025)

I was intrigued about keyhole open heart surgery so i read a bunch of articles. It does sound like a different name for what we call minimally invasive. The actual surgery is the same, how to get there is different. The route to cleveland is via the highway or the... Read more.

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Fidel Martãnez Ruiz

May be both (lol)

Richard Munson

I always figured god was a guy or he would be a goddess but angels were female. Men with wings and harps is not a good look.

Kathy Ozio

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Hugh Martin

I've never been keen on traffic, so the back road was always the preferred option

Hugh Martin got a guestbook from Irv Ross

1 year ago (January 14, 2025)

Hugh I'm 86 and had my TAVR at 85.. Glad I did, as I know it will extend my life span. Still do my two mile walk without breathing difficulties and work out several times a week. Whatever you decide to do, know that Interventional Cardiology has positive outcomes for... Read more.

Hugh Martin

Good on you

Hugh Martin got a guestbook from Richard Munson

1 year ago (January 14, 2025)

I was intrigued by your reply regards the correlation between size of person and size of aneurysm as it relates to how serious it is. Why this is true is beyond me. Maybe next year they will change their mind and say the opposite. I am 6-5 , 205 so... Read more.

Marie Myers

There is a formula using body surface area and size of aneurysm to determine urgency of repair. For me, my 4.8 cm aneurysm was too large for my small body, so the aneurysm was the driving force for my surgery. I had my bicuspid valve replaced at the same time... Read more.

Hugh Martin

All these determinants seem somewhat arbitary. I am I.8 m tall and I have no idea at what size my aneurysm requires intervention. However I am pleased to say my surgeon takes the view that it is steady increasing at the same time as my bicuspid aortic valve is narrowing,... Read more.