This is pretty neat. (Especially, for those of us wanting to learn more about human heart valve anatomy.)
I just came across a three dimensional, reconstructive image of the heart valves functioning. Unfortunately, the animation does not show all of the four valves opening and closing. But, if you look close at this 3D reconstruction [...]
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Dr. Raney Shifts Gears During Brian’s Aortic Valve Surgery
Posted in June 30th, 2008
Robyn (my wife) will tell that I don’t really like to use cliches.
But, if there is one thing I have learned since my heart valve replacement surgery, it is that “there are no guarantees in life”.
Yes. I did just use a cliche. But, it is sooooooo appropriate to heart valve surgery. As you may already [...]
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The Risks Of Smooching A Heart Valve Patient?
Posted in June 30th, 2008
When I receive a patient or caregiver question that is unique and interesting, trust me… you are the first to read about it.
For example: This morning, I woke up, gave Robyn (my wife) a kiss as she left for work, made a cup of coffee and then turned on my computer. Among all the spam [...]
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Sam Maresh, Minnesota Football Recruit, Recovering From Aortic Heart Valve Replacement
Posted in June 30th, 2008
The impact of heart surgery on any man, woman or child is daunting. However, for amateur or professional athletes, the short-term and long-term effect of cardiac surgery is beyond significant… It can be career-ending.
As we have seen in the stories of Ronny Turiaf and Teppo Numminen, that is not always the case. For, both [...]
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Dr. Chitwood Performs His 400th Robot-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair, Says Edwards Lifesciences
Posted in June 30th, 2008
Anytime my inbox lights up with an email from Medtronic, St. Jude Medical or Edwards Lifesciences, my heart skips a beat (pun intended).
But seriously, those three companies are the leading heart valve manufacturers on the planet. That said, if they are emailing lil’ ole’ me, it is usually of interest. Well, I just received [...]
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Dr. Brian Bethea Featured On “Hopkins” Documentary
Posted in June 23rd, 2008
by Adam Pick in Announcements
A few weeks ago, we chatted about the pitfalls of Grey’s Anatomy’s depiction of heart surgery reality for both patients and caregivers. Well, I just learned that ABC is doing a six-part mini-series called “Hopkins”. Apparently, the buzz around this television documentary is very positive.
Amongst other stories, this first episode of the tv show [...]
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