Bicuspid valve

[kurt535]

Anyone got one but still serving in the mil/fire/RFA/merchant navy?

[Driller]

Don't have any personal experience but just to help your thread I guess you mean a mechanical/animal replacement bicuspid heart valve?

[kurt535]

Driller said:

Don't have any personal experience but just to help your thread I guess you mean a mechanical/animal replacement bicuspid heart valve?

Hi. No - wondered if anyone was still on the 'OEM' so to speak.

[Driller]

Well continuing our exclusive conversation you must mean a problematic bicuspid seeing that we all have one if we're lucky!

[kurt535]

Driller said:

Well continuing our exclusive conversation you must mean a problematic bicuspid seeing that we all have one if we're lucky!

hehe...i can promise you that a bicuspid valve is not something you want :0. it can lurk in a person for years undetected until one day you drop down. having said that, its a quick way to go

ironically, youi can hold a class 1 pilot medical with one but you can't join the army....so confusing messages by those in authority.

[Driller]

Aah you mean a bicuspid aortic valve then?

Don't mean to be pedantic but there is a valve in the heart (the Mitral valve) which is naturally bicuspid (two flaps) in all of us and since you said "bicuspid" I thought you meant a diseased (regurgative or stenotic for ex) mitral valve

[kurt535]

Driller said:

Aah you mean a bicuspid aortic valve then?

Don't mean to be pedantic but there is a valve in the heart (the Mitral valve) which is naturally bicuspid (two flaps) in all of us and since you said "bicuspid" I thought you meant a diseased (regurgative or stenotic for ex) mitral valve

no-the former. my fault.

[Driller]

OK well sorry I couldn't more help but I at least anyone reading the thread will know you mean the aortic valve now and it's kept it at the top.

Still, it's been fun eh?