Heart Valve Replacement News and Info
Some really interesting patient stories continue to fill up my inbox. Here’s a great one from Don about his new mission saving dogs after mitral valve replacement.
Don Hull, Heart Valve Replacement Patient, With Hooch
Hey Adam,
I recently regained my Special Issuance Class III FAA medical certificate which allows me to fly my airplane as a private [...]
I just received a very unique question from Barb about carcinoid tumor injections and bovine heart valve replacements. Barb writes to me:
Bovine Aortic Valve Replacement
Hi Adam,
First, I’d like to express my appreciation to you for your very informative book and emails. I am a 54-year-old woman who was aware of aortic valve stenosis since the [...]
This is quite interesting…
When Doris Snyder celebrated her 102nd birthday on August 10, she was that much closer to the expected birth of her first great-granddaughter who’s due to arrive early September. She is very excited about the milestone, which might not have been possible were it not for a cutting-edge, experimental procedure that replaced [...]
I always enjoy reading patient success stories. However, this update really made me think, “Fannnnn-tasssss-tic!”. Specifically, I like the way Chaz utilizes a “Before and After” approach to describe his heart valve replacement experience:
Hi Adam:
It has been awhile since I have written you, but I still avidly follow your magical blog.
Last week, I began my [...]
Here’s an interesting question from Julie about heart valve stenosis and enlarged hearts.
Julie writes to me, “Adam – Like you, I was diagnosed with heart valve stenosis and an enlarged heart. I’m just curious. How big can a dilated heart get before failure? 20% bigger? 50% bigger? Any thoughts? Thanks, Julie”
I wanted an expert opinion [...]