Dear Dave, thank you for your question. If you are having shortness of breath with exertion and your left ventricle has indeed enlarged beyond a certain dimension, then you should have your mitral valve repaired now rather than waiting until next January. You would probably need to wait for 6 - 8 weeks before playing golf after the surgery. Alternatively, your local cardiologist could schedule the surgery for you. I hope you find this information useful.
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