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Even if we assume it to be 4x of this amount, then is their surgery cost slab on the basis of which they decide cases like these?

Well here it costs around $8400 CAD.

Further valve replacement "might" be required after 10-15 years or maybe earlier. They usually say that the life of a mechanical valve is about 10-15 years but ultimately it all depends upon one's body.

@Everyone I mentioned it wrongly in the initial post and I am not able to edit it now. There are 4 valves in the heart. In Bicuspid aortic valve, the aortic valve has 2 leaflets instead of the normal 3. Apologies. The only way to correct it is by replacing that valve.

@canuck78 @Aliston Hi, Got my valve replaced. Visited few consultants. Some are saying that it will cause rejection while others are saying that it won't. Should I try? I am 32 now. @Aliston I had a bicuspid aortic valve. Here is more information about it...

Hi, I am 31 M, self employed. Took a decision to immigrate to Canada about 4 months back. I had no health issues whatsoever but about 2 months back I was diagnosed with Bicuspid aortic valve. It is a defect by birth in which one valve is there in the heart instead of 3 and with time that gets...