Artificial Heart Valve - a patients story.

This is definitely not an example of great podcasting. However, if you or a friend have to have this life saving procedure this would be well worth a listen. The horror story of the first valve leaking around the side is resolved by a second operation that reinforces the heart with cow based membrane. The role of the liver losing it way under the strain of a heart just not doing its thing is a key insight I wish had been explained to me earlier. My repair operation was just 10 days ago, and as things settle down I am now getting a valuable perspective on it all. Thanks for listening.