{"id":14175,"date":"2025-08-05T16:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/bicuspid-aortic-valve-patient-point-of-view\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:12:13","slug":"bicuspid-aortic-valve-patient-point-of-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/bicuspid-aortic-valve-patient-point-of-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicuspid Aortic Valve- Patient Point of View"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14175\" class=\"elementor elementor-14175 elementor-14161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb9dedb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9dedb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-088fd76\" data-id=\"088fd76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26379fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26379fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bicuspid Aortic Valve- Patient Point of View<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd6986 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"1dd6986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6610920 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/author\/icardio\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">\u00c9crit par<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ticardio\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a890a19 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/2025\/08\/05\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Publi\u00e9 le <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>5 August 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc21ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"4cc21ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><ol class=\"ekit-breadcrumb\"><li class=\"ekit_breadcrumbs_start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li> <li class=\"brd_sep\"> &raquo; <\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/category\/congenital-diseases\/\">Congenital diseases<\/a><\/li> <li class=\"brd_sep\"> &raquo; <\/li>  <li>Bicuspid Aortic Valve- Patient Point of View<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d446bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d446bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54eda83\" data-id=\"54eda83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2caa6b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2caa6b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-bi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-bi.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-bi-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-bi-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-bi-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-bi-1536x608.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1f7d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d1f7d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c21dbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c21dbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513dab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513dab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My name is Lahouaria, and I\u2019m 46 years old as I write these words. I was born with a heart malformation involving my aortic valve \u2014 more commonly known as a <strong>bicuspid aortic valve<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fcfa97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fcfa97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c797afc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c797afc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c479f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c479f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living with a Bicuspid Aortic Valve<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf5517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf5517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the years, this condition has led to a <strong>moderate narrowing<\/strong> of the valve. This progression is thought to be inflammatory in nature, affecting a valve that was structurally different from the start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ec13a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52ec13a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e209 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a2e209\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100263f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"100263f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Normally, the aortic valve \u2014 which allows blood to exit the left ventricle \u2014 has <strong>three small, flexible leaflets<\/strong>, like tiny inverted parachutes. They open and close with each heartbeat to prevent blood from flowing backward into the heart.<\/p><p>In my case, <strong>there are only two leaflets<\/strong> doing the job of three.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503b2d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"503b2d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20efa4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20efa4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bicuspide-ENG-300x250.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bicuspide-ENG-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bicuspide-ENG.png 639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13ac3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f13ac3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f26cc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f26cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8203d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b8203d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, I\u2019d like to share my journey living with this congenital heart defect \u2014 as a woman, a mother, and a patient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b49d28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b49d28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca4a40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aca4a40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba8069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aba8069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Normal Childhood<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c654b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c654b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m originally from Algeria. When my mother was pregnant with me, she didn\u2019t have access to regular prenatal care. I was born suddenly at home, and everything seemed fine at birth.<\/p><p>I had a normal childhood and never complained during physical activity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7b9bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f7b9bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e162c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4e162c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enfant-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enfant-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enfant-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enfant-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enfant-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enfant.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507b0af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"507b0af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d904a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07d904a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb7d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fb7d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Surprising Discovery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cd813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1cd813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Around age 4, my mother \u2014 who worked as a kitchen assistant \u2014 took me to her workplace, a Chinese-owned company where a doctor was present.<br \/>She asked for a check-up, and that\u2019s when he told her I had a <strong>heart murmur<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Suggested reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/heart-murmur\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Heart Murmur<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p><p>A murmur is a sound heard with a stethoscope that may signal a heart condition. He recommended seeing a cardiologist, as there were various possible causes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc34af1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc34af1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e1c6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12e1c6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38582bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38582bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Visit to the Cardiologist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37bb1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f37bb1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cardiologist didn\u2019t explain much, but he did confirm the murmur.<br \/>Heart murmurs can be normal in children, so perhaps he wasn\u2019t too concerned.<\/p><p>We lived in a city, and my mother covered all medical expenses thanks to private insurance. Fortunately, I was a healthy child and grew up without any problems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74cd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb74cd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2465b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c2465b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bureau-medical1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bureau-medical1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bureau-medical1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bureau-medical1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bureau-medical1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bureau-medical1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b5c24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9b5c24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed5c94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ed5c94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6f1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b6f1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coming to Canada<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1f4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d1f4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In November 1999, at age 25, I moved to Canada to join my then-partner. I underwent a medical exam upon arrival and was told everything was normal.<\/p><p>Three months later, I became pregnant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff523df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff523df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6ac4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c6ac4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bc98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15bc98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pregnancy and Discovery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8564b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8564b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Canada, prenatal care is well organized. During my first pregnancy visit, the <strong>heart murmur<\/strong> was detected again.<br \/>I had nearly forgotten about it, since I felt perfectly fine.<\/p><p>It was during this follow-up that I was diagnosed with a <strong>bicuspid aortic valve<\/strong>.<\/p><p>My OB-GYN at St-Luc Hospital in Montreal referred me to a cardiologist for an echocardiogram to assess the condition of my heart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9099600 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9099600\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12936c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12936c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/grossesse-echo-1024x582.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14179\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/grossesse-echo-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/grossesse-echo-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/grossesse-echo-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/grossesse-echo-1536x874.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/grossesse-echo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b80cef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b80cef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f8df9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9f8df9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86aa38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86aa38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After this first echo, the cardiologist explained that the valve defect was congenital, but <strong>there was no narrowing<\/strong> at that time \u2014 no aortic stenosis.<br \/>He reassured me that my pregnancy could proceed safely and even said I could have more children in the future.<\/p><p>He emphasized the importance of <strong>regular monitoring<\/strong> through echocardiograms and recommended good <strong>oral hygiene<\/strong>, since bicuspid valves are more prone to infection.<\/p><p><strong>Suggested reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/prevention-of-bacterial-endocarditis\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fda28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42fda28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e6796 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9e6796\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104539d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"104539d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Smooth First Pregnancy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdce1aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdce1aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My first pregnancy and delivery went very well.<br \/>Postpartum recovery was smooth. My daughter was born healthy, weighing 3.2 kg and measuring 52 cm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdbe1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bdbe1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c861df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c861df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be91b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be91b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staying Active<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18dc2d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18dc2d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019ve always been an active woman, and this heart condition never stopped me from living fully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbe438 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cbe438\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd8854 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dd8854\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f01d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f01d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Symptoms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86efdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e86efdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2012, I began to feel some chest pain and went to H\u00f4tel-Dieu Hospital in Montreal.<br \/>They ran blood tests, an ECG, a chest X-ray, and an echocardiogram.<\/p><p>That\u2019s when I was told I had <strong>moderate aortic stenosis<\/strong> \u2014 a partial narrowing of the aortic valve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d635f1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d635f1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d760645 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d760645\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7138b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7138b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ongoing Follow-Up and Two More Pregnancies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea57a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea57a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since then, follow-up has become essential for me and for the doctors involved in my care.<br \/>I wanted to have a second child, but I asked my cardiologist for his opinion first. He reassured me there were no contraindications.<\/p><p>My second pregnancy went well and was closely monitored.<br \/>A year later, I gave birth to my third baby \u2014 again, everything went well.<\/p><p>I\u2019m so grateful to the entire medical team that supported me, especially my cardiologist.<\/p><p>Today, I have three daughters (ages 20, 7, and 6), all healthy.<br \/>Pregnancy and delivery went smoothly despite my condition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b105e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b105e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ee68c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81ee68c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-guache-1024x287.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14180\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-guache-1024x287.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-guache-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-guache-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-guache-1536x431.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coeur-guache.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d34063 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d34063\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaa63c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6eaa63c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa83ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aa83ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the diagnosis of moderate stenosis, my valve\u2019s condition <strong>has remained stable<\/strong>.<br \/>The echocardiograms show no worsening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af26e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5af26e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806c83b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"806c83b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7890bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7890bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facing the Possibility of Valve Replacement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3bfbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3bfbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, I hope my valve stays stable for many more years.<br \/>If it doesn\u2019t, <strong>surgical replacement<\/strong> will eventually be needed \u2014 currently performed as <strong>open-heart surgery<\/strong>.<\/p><p>But a <strong>less invasive technique<\/strong> is gaining ground: valve replacement via <strong>catheter<\/strong>, without opening the chest. I hope this will become the standard approach when my time comes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb22b8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb22b8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9096264 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9096264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88aa972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88aa972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Lingering Fear<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d4f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d4f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes, especially before falling asleep, I feel a deep fear: what if I don\u2019t wake up?<br \/>What if my heart is just too tired?<\/p><p>Honestly, I believe that if I were still in Algeria, I wouldn\u2019t have survived \u2014 especially not through pregnancy and childbirth.<\/p><p>But I find peace in remembering my cardiologist\u2019s words:<br \/><strong>\u201cYou can live a normal life \u2014 just don\u2019t overdo anything.\u201d<\/strong> That advice keeps me grounded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed51d24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed51d24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8964444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8964444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crainte-1024x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14181\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crainte-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crainte-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crainte-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crainte-1536x869.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crainte.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3144a87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3144a87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3307caa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3307caa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3b971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d3b971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Grateful Woman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37be291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37be291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I consider myself lucky \u2014 to live in Canada, to have access to good medical care, and to be surrounded by my loving husband and three daughters.<\/p><p>This bicuspid aortic valve never stopped me from pursuing my goals or living with purpose.<br \/>I take care of myself \u2014 physically, mentally, and through good oral hygiene and healthy eating.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6894a9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6894a9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb98556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb98556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3soeurs-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225d1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"225d1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Closing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1853d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1853d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I hope that by sharing my experience, I\u2019ve helped you better understand what it means to live with a bicuspid aortic valve.<\/p><p><strong>Don\u2019t be afraid to ask questions<\/strong> \u2014 there\u2019s no such thing as a bad one.<\/p><p>It is absolutely possible to live a <strong>normal life<\/strong>, even with a heart condition.<br \/><strong>Healthy habits<\/strong>, regular activity, a good diet, proper oral hygiene, and <strong>ongoing follow-up<\/strong>\u2026<br \/>These small actions can make a big difference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ad85c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63ad85c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49acf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d49acf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d41fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d41fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Read more :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/aortic-bicuspid-valve-medica-point-of-view\/\"><em><u>Aortic Bicuspid Valve- Medical Point of View<\/u><\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c59d2a6\" data-id=\"c59d2a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/atrial-septal-defect-asd\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coeur-trou-cia-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coeur-trou-cia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coeur-trou-cia-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coeur-trou-cia-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coeur-trou-cia-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coeur-trou-cia-2048x1154.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a 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height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coeur-bille-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coeur-bille-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coeur-bille-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coeur-bille-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coeur-bille.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/cardiac-myxoma\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCardiac myxoma\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t25\/02\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" 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