Ray just emailed me a great question about heart valve disease.
He writes, “Adam – Try this one on for size… I’m 57 and newly diagnosed with severe stenosis in my aortic valve. The docs think I need surgery soon. I can’t believe it. I feel fine. No real symptoms. But, the echo shows my heart [...]

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Ray just emailed me a great question about heart valve disease.
He writes, “Adam – Try this one on for size… I’m 57 and newly diagnosed with severe stenosis in my aortic valve. The docs think I need surgery soon. I can’t believe it. I feel fine. No real symptoms. But, the echo shows my heart [...]

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There is something about a thoughtful email from a loving caregiver that really moves me – in a good way.
Although I was a patient, I can directly relate to the fear, uncertainty and doubt that caregivers struggle with as they collect information on behalf of their mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, wifes, husbands, brothers, sisters and [...]

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Are you like me?
When I was diagnosed with severe heart valve disease, I wanted to learn as much as I could about aortic stenosis (my valve disorder), aortic valve surgery and the recovery from open heart surgery.
Specifically, during my second-opinion with Dr. Chaikin, I learned that my heart valve leaflets had narrowed due to the [...]

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Jenny must be tired of seeing my scar sprinkled throughout this website. She asks, “Adam – Do you have any pictures of incision scars for women who have had open heart surgery? I’m getting ready for open heart surgery and would like to see what my chest scar might look like.”

Well, I do have [...]

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