At 56 I had mitral valve replacement surgery and am closing in on my 3rd year post surgery with no problems. I’ve vowed to salute my surgeon forever, but I encourage you to be your own advocate and listen and look look look. I was healthy going into the procedure which was brought to my attention 3 years prior due to a heart murmur.
It all started with a heart murmur and I never had any complications before or after. I write this not to boast but to advocate for MVR. When I was told I had to have the procedure I immediately started a due-diligence process and found the top doctors in the Washington DC area and found a great one. The only reservation I had was cracking open my chest. I gave in and scheduled the procedure, but in my gut I wasn’t comfortable so I looked harder and found Paul Massimiano and reviewed his Minithoracotomy MVR video on Youtube with him performing the surgery. I was lucky because he was 15 miles away and in 2 days I was in his office already sold on getting my MVR with him. Today I have a scar that is less than 3 inches long and you can barely see it.
