How does marijuana affect aortic valve disease? Is there a difference between smoking it and ingesting it as far as it concerns the aortic valve? YYYY@YYYY ... View answer

My 15 year old son was born with a bicuspid aortic valve . He admits to smoking pot on occasion. Is this more risky for him than for others w/o this condition? ... View answer

My husband, age 41, had an aortic valve replacement and ascending aorta graft for a large aneurysm last Monday. He wants to resume smoking marijuana after discharge. He has used it in small amounts ... View answer

five weeks ago, had aortic valve replacement and one cbg on right side of heart, will smoking a little pot hurt me? I have had some high blood pressure issues following surgery, but am healing well and... View answer

What are the benefits of an On-x aortic valve replacement versus the traditional St. XXXXXXX aortic valve? Is one more quiet than the other? How about the need for blood thinners? ... View answer

Hi Dr. Prabhakar Koregol, I am a 19 year old cardiac patient, followed for Bicuspid aortic valve stenosis since birth. Very active, no other known health issues. I am now 4 weeks post-op from aortic... View answer

My 21 year old son has a bicuspid aortic valve . He has been smoking pot the last few months and the other day he lost consiousness for 30 seconds or so after smoking a joint . He went to his... View answer

hi My brother is having a aortic valve replacement and will probably be on blood thinners. Apparently he s been smoking pot for years- he s 46 and started in his teens. I would assume he needs to stop ... View answer

I had an Aortic Valve replacement with a mechanical st jude valve. I started smoking majuirana ... smoking will it shorten my life span? and by how much? I am a 27 tr old male. thank you ... View answer

We know smoking is not good for anybody. I think Ryan wanted to know the effects of weed in a new aortic valve. Remember weed can be taken in other ways, brownies for example. And, weed has be shown ... View answer