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today my family physician informed me I should meet with a Cardiologist to explore the findings from recent tests 

about me needing a heart valve replacement 

if done what does the FAA do?

do I have to sell 777H?

Revised.  What I posted was not entirely correct.  A cardiac valve replacement would require you to obtain one FAA special issue medical before you could transition to Basic Med.

https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certific...tion/basic_med/

"today my family physician informed me I should meet with a Cardiologist to explore the findings from recent tests 

about me needing a heart valve replacement 

if done what does the FAA do?

do I have to sell 777H?"

If it were me, I would get the heart valve if really needed, get yourself well, then find a doctor to give you a Basic Med assuming your insurance will allow Basic Med which some don't.  A lot of heart valves are now replaced with catherters so make sure you find the doctor that has done the catherter replacements; not the open heart surgery routine. Once you start the FAA route, there is no going back you will be too old to fly again with all their run arounds.