I just received an interesting question from Regina about heart valve repair surgery. Her question focuses on the use of annuloplasty rings to treat leaky heart valves.
Regina writes, “Hi Adam - Although I’m 58, I was recently diagnosed with mitral regurgitation. My cardiologist thinks I may need surgery in the next year. The disease is [...]

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I’m currently traveling through Europe for work. Right now, I’m on a train going from Eindhoven to Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Yes, it’s cold. But, not as cold as Helsinki, Finland where it was freeeeeezing.
Luckily, I have a few moments to read personal emails. One of those emails was from Mark Linnus, a 46 year-old [...]

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From Robyn, myself and, our little one, Ethan… Happy Holidays Everybody!!!

May you have an incredibly healthy and happy holiday season!!!
Keep on tickin!

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About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. This unique book integrates the [...]

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Some may call David’s story ironic. I call it fantastic! That said, I thought you might find this very unique story of interest. Here is what David wrote to me:
Hi Adam,
I just had my calcified aortic bicuspid valve replaced with an Edwards Lifesciences pericardial (bovine) valve on October 28, 2009. I also had a single [...]

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Hi everybody,
I wanted to let you know that a series of special announcements are about to be posted. My hope is that each announcement will further enhance the heart valve surgery experience for both patients and caregivers.
In total, I have about 5 pretty exciting announcements to make. This is the “announcement of the announcements”, so [...]

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