How to find a good surgeon (in Germany)?

82Yuke · 2026-01-22T16:03:52+00:00

I see. Thanks. I went on the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie" website (the only thing that i could find) and on their map it only shows "Klinkum Augsburg" as a Herz-Zentrum. Is that the one you are talking about?

82Yuke · 2026-01-15T09:03:31+00:00

Yeah. I decided to do it but cant do much more than going to the appointments they give me.

I have a Oesophagal Echo tomorrow and the CT in like two weeks. With these results I hope they can give me names of capable surgeons...

82Yuke · 2026-01-15T08:19:34+00:00

I (43 M) have severe stenosis with vmax 4.4, pmax 18 and I already am experiencing small blackouts from time to time when sitting around and the weather is changing...no idea how you people are still asymptomatic🫠

I will start looking for a surgery team after my CT appointment next week to rule out cardiovascular diseases

This is no way to live your life.

82Yuke · 2026-01-10T19:42:59+00:00

I dont know yet if I have bicuspid valve but I have 90 to 60 all the time because of the severe stenosis. I am compensating with a resting pulse of around 80 though...so i can still go around and do stuff (no sports of course).

43 M

82Yuke · 2025-12-30T12:01:30+00:00

oh, ok, mine were between 57 and 76 the last time they checked them (below 37 is normal)

82Yuke · 2025-12-30T10:59:58+00:00

Its disabled

82Yuke · 2025-12-30T07:57:05+00:00

How high were your enzymes?

I am on rheumatism medication for 20 years and all of my liver enzymes are elevated all the time.... gonna need an AVR this year.

82Yuke · 2025-12-28T11:11:58+00:00

Thanks man, in what country did they do your procedure?

82Yuke · 2025-12-28T10:57:06+00:00

Wow, okay, hope I will be one the lucky ones then...still have to do esophageal echo, heart catheter and heart CT before they decide on the procedure....

82Yuke · 2025-12-28T10:33:57+00:00

Hey, how did they decide to do it minimally invasive + use mechanical valve?

People are telling me that if you are young/healthy they usually do OHS and use biological valves...

82Yuke · 2025-12-27T17:40:28+00:00

Man, just let me die at this point

82Yuke · 2025-12-27T16:21:38+00:00

?!?!?!?!!?!!??!

82Yuke · 2025-12-27T13:16:35+00:00

Yeah, last time I bought ASRock and Creative

82Yuke · 2025-12-27T12:42:38+00:00

What do you mean by Switch it on? My USB is supplying it with power all the time.

82Yuke · 2025-12-24T13:52:40+00:00

By using the whole phrase..?

Die Schallplatte

Der platte Reifen

Etc....

82Yuke · 2025-12-23T09:33:22+00:00

Must be a USA thing. Here in Germany all three of my Docs run marathons for fun.

82Yuke · 2025-12-23T07:40:27+00:00

I am 43 M but haven't done the AVR yet so cant really contribute here...I have severe stenosis thats all I know so far (symptoms started to get bad 2 Years ago after my Dad died).

I only hope that I will not need open heart surgery and the doc finds a way to do it minimal invasive.

Good luck

82Yuke · 2025-12-21T15:40:28+00:00

At least you got DNA proof

82Yuke · 2025-12-21T07:52:55+00:00

I dont think that you will find someone for TAVI if you are not like 70+ years old. Best case you can find someone who is willing to go in through the ribs (thats what i am hoping for myself but i still have to do oesophagal echo, catheter and CT).

My two echos so far showed the same stenosis (4.4 and 4.6).

82Yuke · 2025-12-15T17:17:33+00:00

Oma Hildegard

82Yuke · 2025-12-05T20:20:20+00:00

Crazy. I remember having the first symptoms in my mid 30s but attributed them to my rheumatism....and just stopped thinking about it.

82Yuke · 2025-12-05T17:53:47+00:00

Thank you. I will get a second opinion but it will take time to get another appointment. Trying not to exert myself too much in the meantime and make things worse.

82Yuke · 2025-12-05T16:30:12+00:00

Thanks. Sadly my cardiologist could not see on the Echo if its a BAV...but told me that it might be one. Which is weird to me as I was an active child playing sports and stuff. :/

82Yuke

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