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Value leak

2017-09-13 18:28:24
Hi my dad is in his mid 50s and it has been 15 years since he had an artificial value surgery we are just finding out that there is a small leak. He is getting test done next week but he will tell us nothing. How serious is this?
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Minor normally not a problem

Answered2017-09-14 06:19:00

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