In my opinion, this is quite inspiring and extraordinary…
I just spent some time at HeartValveJournals.com — our social network created for heart valve surgery patients and their caregivers. While there, I clicked on Judy Fridono’s jo…

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It is an unexpected privilege and honor to support the patients and the caregivers of this community.
When I started this online project five years ago, I never thought my inbox would receive empowering stories from so many people including Bill Easton…

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For those of you following the story of 5-year old Sarah Weir… I have great news to share!!!
Sarah’s mitral valve repair surgery was completed by Dr. Pedro Del Nido at Children’s Hospital Boston on Wednesday. After some minor post-ope…

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It’s always fun to hear from patients as they recover from heart valve surgery and return to their life passions. Today, I received a fantastic email from John Coleman in Arkansas. John writes:
Adam -  At 43 years old I was diagnosed with severe…

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Monique just sent me two, very interesting pictures of her mitral valve – before and after surgery. I thought you might like to see these pictures as they illustrate the challenges of heart valve disease and the opportunities of heart valve treatment. The procedure was performed by Dr. David Adams at Mount Sinai Hospital in New [...]

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