On the critical topic of heart surgery recovery, I just received one of the most important questions from Holly.
Her note reads, “Hi Adam – I’m nervous, anxious, concerned, afraid, excited and, most importantly, hopeful regarding my mitral valve replacement surgery next week. I have severe regurgitation from mitral valve prolapse. Beyond the surgery, I want [...]
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“When Were You 100% Recovered?” Asks Holly
Posted in June 2nd, 2009
On the topic of heart valve surgery recovery, I just received a very important question from Holly.
Her note reads, “Hi Adam – I’m nervous, anxious, concerned, afraid, excited and, most importantly, hopeful regarding my mitral valve replacement surgery next week. I have severe regurgitation from mitral valve prolapse. Beyond the surgery, I want to know [...]
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Greece’s Ex-King Constantine Has Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
Posted in June 2nd, 2009
Heart valve disease really seems to be impacting royalty in 2009.
First, it was the Sultan of Malaysia, now it’s the former King of Greece… King Constantine.
Greece’s Former King Constantine – Heart Valve Patient
“King Constantine underwent successful aortic valve replacement and single aortocoronary bypass surgery at Wellington Hospital, London,” Professor Giles Dreyfus, who performed the procedure, [...]
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Greece’s Ex-King Constantine Has Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
Posted in June 2nd, 2009
Heart valve disease really seems to be impacting royalty in 2009.
First, it was the Sultan of Malaysia, now it’s the former King of Greece… King Constantine.
Greece’s Former King Constantine – Heart Valve Patient
“King Constantine underwent successful aortic valve replacement and single aortocoronary bypass surgery at Wellington Hospital, London,” Professor Giles Dreyfus, who performed the procedure, [...]
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Very Neat… Interactive Heart Anatomy Chart
Posted in June 2nd, 2009
As you know, I like to search the Internet for anything that might help patients and caregivers better understand their hearts and their heart valves – before, during and after heart valve surgery. On that note, I recently came across a very neat, very interactive heart anatomy chart at YourHeartValve.com.
This chart enables the user to [...]
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