Tribute Henrik Lundqvist Appreciation Thread
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kovazub94
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Successful surgery and a full recovery, Hank!
Everything else is secondary
Everything else is secondary
TominNC
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I texted my brother in law who is a cardio- thoracic surgeon here in NYC, and said it’s a big surgery although since he’s young and relatively healthy he should be ok for the long term.
He also works with one of the best surgeons in the world who specializes in this specific surgery and does it about five times a week and told me he wouldn’t be surprised if he’s the one doing it for Hank. He’s in good hands.
Just thankful they caught this early.
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Many - if you look hard enough a doc can find something wrong with many of us.
Look around at how many are expiring due to Covid complications and an underlying condition which likely wouldn’t have killed them otherwise.
wishing Hank well
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Wow I got the text this morning and was shocked. I didn't know it was that serious!
Now I can provide a little more information from back in the day: I was told it was a heart murmur/irregular heartbeat.
He never hid anything. This has been monitored since he was a teenager.
Can anyone in the medical field answer if a murmur/irregular beat can lead to this surgery?
He's young and should be in good hands but it's not a walk in the park.
Wishing him success, a speedy recovery, and the ability to see his daughters grow up without any physical limitations.
We'll see him at the Garden in the next 9-15 months to raise #30 to the rafters!
Now I can provide a little more information from back in the day: I was told it was a heart murmur/irregular heartbeat.
He never hid anything. This has been monitored since he was a teenager.
Can anyone in the medical field answer if a murmur/irregular beat can lead to this surgery?
He's young and should be in good hands but it's not a walk in the park.
Wishing him success, a speedy recovery, and the ability to see his daughters grow up without any physical limitations.
We'll see him at the Garden in the next 9-15 months to raise #30 to the rafters!
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Irregular beats wouldn’t typically lead to open heart surgery, it would be a different procedure.
depending on the murmur, one may need a valve replacement if the disease has progressed. This could require an open heart procedure
Edit: just saw the post on the previous page, that’s a pretty intense surgery he’s undergoing.
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A good thing he walked away from this year. Best wishes to him and hoping for a speedy recovery.
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Holy f***ing shit. At his age? Jesus Christ.
Wishing him all the well wishes I can. Unreal.
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Irishguy42
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My dad had roughly the same heart issues years ago. Shits tough, man.
Wouldn't be surprised if that's it for the guy.
Wouldn't be surprised if that's it for the guy.
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I mentioned both regurgitation and stenosis earlier as I'm familiar with them from my own case and my family history. Either could cause a heart murmur.
It sounds like he probably had some sort of congenital aortic problem that wasn't super serious that took an acute turn for the worse, or he started presenting some new, more serious symptoms.
I'm sure he'll be fine based on his age and otherwise excellent physical condition (presumed) but it's still a serious procedure and likely the end of his career.
I posted earlier speculating on what it could be and the comments from his camp that came out about him taking only a year off were off base and threw off my guessing as to what it could be.
It seems like he has a bicuspid aortic valve. 1% of the population is born with this and it is hereditary. It can lead to aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve) and or aortic regurgitation (leaking of the aortic valve) much earlier in life than the rest of us born with a trileaflet aortic valve. A heart murmur is a sound we hear when listening to the heart and can be heard from valves that are stenotic or regurgitant among other causes as well. These usually occur in the 4th-5th decade of life in bicuspid valves. So it has happened to Henrik perhaps a little earlier than the textbook case. Bicuspid aortic valves are also associated with aortopathies which are diseases of the aorta including dilated (aka aneurysm) aortic roots (the part of the aorta just distal to the aortic valve) and the thoracic aortas (the aorta in your chest). It appears Henrik has that too based on stating that he needed a graft done. As has been stated the surgery is involved but it's not an uncommon one. At his age he will most likely get a mechanical aortic valve and be on blood thinners (coumadin) for the rest of his life. He will also get a graft to replace his aortic root and proximal ascending aorta.
The normal surveillance when this is discovered is to watch the valve with echocardiograms routinely and the aorta with echocardiograms or CTs/MRIs. His valve probably worsened over the course of his career and or his aneurysm developed/worsened to the point where surgery could no longer be delayed (there are specific criteria for surgery in these cases).
An irregular heart beat can be multiple things but is in the realm of arrhythmia and is a separate issue.
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I made a donation to the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation with a get well message. I think it would be cool if everyone who wanted to send him some get well wishes would consider a donation to his charity. Donate - Henrik Lundqvist Foundation
This news has hit me like a family member was getting open heart surgery.
This news has hit me like a family member was getting open heart surgery.
