Tag: valve
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My Heart Journey — So Far
When my daughter was 4 years old, her doctor heard a faint clicking sound in her heart at a well-child visit. We discovered she had a bicuspid aortic valve and several other heart defects. She is now 19 and has always been asymptomatic and hasn’t needed surgery. Because a bicuspid valve is congenital, her cardiologist…
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I am a Warrior: Embracing My Scar Everywhere I Go
By Ashley Nuxoll I was born with a congenital heart defect called bicuspid aortic stenosis. My parents’ names are Terri and Cliff — all they knew was that they were getting a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Only to find out a couple of days later that their baby had a heart murmur that was…