Heart Valve Replacement News and Info
I’m not sure if you saw the Incision Shield posts from last week.
But… After I gave away 10 free Incision Shields, my inbox continued to receive over 100 additional requests for this protective device designed for open heart surgery patients.
That said, on your behalf, I approached the Incision Shield team to see if they would [...]
Cheryl McDavitt wrote to me, “Please warn your readers of the dangers of this infection.”
She also wrote to me, “Unfortunately, my husband had another stroke and the MRI showed a mass beneath the aortic valve that was replaced. It turned out to be endocarditis and it developed into other complications. We took him off life [...]
In case you missed it…
Last Thursday, President Barack Obama visited The Cleveland Clinic for an inside look at its model of healthcare and how it utilizes health information technology for operations including heart valve surgery.
The president’s tour included a demonstration of robotically-assisted heart valve repair. According to The Associated Press, The Cleveland Clinic has [...]
I was just reading The Washington Post when I came across an interesting story about aortic valve replacement. In addition to discussing the recent heart valve replacements of Barbara Bush and Robin Williams, the article posted its “Top 5 Facts About Aortic Valve Replacement”.
Tissue Valve Replacement Sewn In Aortic Position
I thought you might like to [...]
As part of our ongoing education about minimally invasive treatments for heart valve disease, here is a follow-up article to my last blog and video about the MitraClip (manufactured by Evalve).
I thought you might like to read this story by Ellen Lee of The San Jose Business Journal which touches on the MitraClip, its unique [...]