Heart Valve Calcification & Stroke Risk: What Should Patients Know?

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www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - Calcified heart valves are a common form of heart disease that can lead to symptoms, risks, heart failure and life-threatening situations as cardiac function is compromised due to valvular defects (e.g. aortic stenosis).
In addition to unwanted cardiac conditions that result from calcified valves, patients are also concerned about the potential for calcium deposits to "break off" a diseased heart valves and cause a stroke.
To educate heart valve patients about calcified valves and stroke risk, we interviewed Dr. Marc Gerdisch, the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Gerdisch is a heart valve expert who has performed over 6,000 cardiac procedures and more than 4,000 heart valve repair and replacement operations.
Key questions asked-and-answered in this video include:
1. What is a calcified heart valve?
2. Why do valves calcify?
3. Which valves typically calcify?
4. What are the symptoms and risks of a calcified heart valve (other than stroke)?
5. Can a calcified heart valve cause a stroke? During TAVR?
6. What, if anything, can patients with a calcified valve do to prevent stroke risk?
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Marc Gerdisch, please call (317) 682-0089 or visit www.heart-valve-surgery.com/s....

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@monalafleur3647 2 жыл бұрын

What an incredible video. Am recently Dx w/ severe AS. Due to have OHS end of April. Am 69 yrs old. Was evaluated for TAVR, but my annulus is fairly small, so being on the younger side, my team of doctors decided best option would be OHS. The information in this video was very helpful. Thank you again.

@markledger7629 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great video. Dr. Marc Gerdisch has explained this in a very clear and concise way and answered many questions I could not find answers for anywhere else. Thank you again for this

@patrickriley5821 Жыл бұрын

Very good video, He was great.

@arbolitos Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@floraandfaunab8855 2 жыл бұрын

Hubby died of this disease mital valve regurgitation, valve won't close anymore ; he passed away Msy 6 of this year. I miss him terribly.

@HeartValveSurgery 2 жыл бұрын

So sorry to learn of this... Our thoughts and prayers are with you!!!

@susie7345 2 жыл бұрын

❤️🙏🏻😢

@WampanoagNative Жыл бұрын

My condolences 💐❤️🙏🏽

@arbolitos Жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss..

@naturalbeauty2231 Жыл бұрын

Who is hubby

@mcgragor1 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Adam, I requested this one, its really appreciated, especially since I am in Indiana so good chance I will have Dr. Gerdisch as my surgeon. Dr. Allen from Florida also answered this a bit when I asked and he mentioned that the calcium was kind of like surrounded by something, but if it breaks off as easy as Dr. Gerdisch explained, that seems like contradictory answers, though he did say its very rare to have it happen. I wonder what keeps it from doing that?

@blessedtrucker Жыл бұрын

Great information. Thank you.

@HeartValveSurgery Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Great to hear you enjoyed this video about heart valve calcification and stroke risk with Dr. Marc Gerdisch! 😀

@garlicgalore 3 ай бұрын

Very informative, thank you. Youve given me information so I can talk with my dr about this. I have minor sclerosis show up on an echo because I insisted things felt off. I have heard there are no symptoms at this early stage, but I definitely felt my heart was being different. Im glad I insisted.

@arsal09 2 жыл бұрын

I had radiation in 90s for lymphoma when i was 6 year old. I later got diagnosed of severe calcification of whole annulus calcification of mitral valve. Last year i had to have my aortic and mitral valves replaced.

@travelsofangel7434 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, now I have to see if my calcified on the anulis

@GayPelletier Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to prevent stroke other than the sentinel? They don't do that in Canada where my dad may be having this surgery.

@user-lk4ld7mk6e 3 ай бұрын

Ok i seating and talking with someone and all of second i had a pain in back of my right shoulder and it went to left side came back up my left arm going back to my right shoulder in back and felt like it went up under my right jaw then i did know what happened the people thought i have seizures but my doctor said they looked the ct scan over and didn't show anything of it why did it happened i woke up to someone rubing my chest but I didn't know where i was untitled i gotten my thoughts together it look blurry to me they had the paddles in small case i felt off that day i couldn't pin poit it i did called the doctors office Monday and they put me in first thing in the morning i have problems with purtstitus in shoulder but it did start out like swallowing in neck it start out in back of my shoulders blade close to where the shoudler arm connects im that part i don't want to go though that ever again they said it could be do prolapse the value that open should be shut the one shut should be open i very discussed that noone done anything i was born like this and now i am 63 years oh everyone wants do something for it i couldn't play gym when i was growing up at all

@SaritaShrestha-w2q 4 күн бұрын

How much it costs to undergo for this operation please?

@angelinacarter4696 10 ай бұрын

I have this.i need help

@ericjtagesen4894 Жыл бұрын

I suffered a chronic right PCA stroke the night after my AVR.

@sjc3426 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that, How are you doing now?

@cajunvette 9 ай бұрын

I have gained a lot back through therapy, but still am missing the upper left quadrant of my vision, short term memory deficits, and some general weakness on my left side by the end of the day when fatigued @@sjc3426

@angelinacarter4696 10 ай бұрын

Where is this Dr located

@travelsofangel7434 2 жыл бұрын

Does radiation in other parts of body impact the stenosis, BAV.

@user-vv3js9mp2k Жыл бұрын

Please Visit Emory in Atlanta ❤❤❤

@Ghost_bros 6 ай бұрын

I have a slight stenosis

@user-lk4ld7mk6e 3 ай бұрын

I was born with value problems andd now i am 63 years old😊

@travelsofangel7434 2 жыл бұрын

Can they do TAVR on BAV in Boston Brighams and Women, I was told no. I told doctor I wanted my file to say I wanted natural valve, not mechanical but he advised against it. I saw my father on Coumadin for 20 years and bled souch or easily. Arms almost purple and always had to have level tested. I know there are some other newer meds. Just turned 59 and doctor said due to my age I likely would need it replaced so he advised against. I also have high cholesterol, issues inflammation, two TAA besides Bav. At 4.5 last check and have another MRA in may. My father's descending aorta ruptured.

@johnpelszynski6646 2 жыл бұрын

I have this health issue. I think I'm Fucked. I do understand all of this.

@HeartValveSurgery 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, As a patient advocacy group, we can understand your concern. So you know, there are many different treatments to help patients with heart valve calcification. If you would like to see several patient success stories from our community, you may want to visit this page - www.heart-valve-surgery.com/videos/patient-stories. A diagnosis of heart valve calcification is definitely not a death sentence. Please take the time to do further research and discuss your diagnosis with a team that specializes in calcified valves. Our thoughts are with you!

@ajd2177 Жыл бұрын

Drink distilled water. It will help you extremely

@user-lk4ld7mk6e 3 ай бұрын

I ha have immunity problems where my attack my immunity they attacked my tissue