Cynthia's Profile

I was diagnosed with HCM / Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy age 2 in Cleveland. By age 10, I lived in another state, where I was diagnosed with a failing aorta valve and had open heart surgery to have it repaired at 10. The surgeon found the aorta was fine and took out some of the thickening instead.The next four decades, cardiologists at different hospitals periodicaly said I needed aortic valve surgery right away, or I would die. Once I had a TEE showing the valve was fine. Othertimes, I would get a second opinion and learned I would likely need valve surgery someday, but not yet. A few months ago, a TEE showed I need both my aorta and mitral valves replaced, so that will be done Dec. 29 in Cleveland.