While the patient benefits of attending cardiac rehab after heart valve surgery are well documented, the utility of these post-operative programs remains disappointing — as only 20% of patients who could benefit from cardiac rehabilitation are re…

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From my own experience and patient research, I know that the physical, social and mental benefits of attending a good cardiac rehabilitation program are overwhelming. Unfortunately, physician referrals of these patient programs are… underwhelming.
I’ve been disgruntled about this in the past. But, today I received an email from Karen which included an updated study from [...]

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Kerrigan just sent me a very interesting update about his heart valve surgery recovery. As his email touched on many patient issues — fatigue, blood pressure, beta blockers and patient advocacy — I thought you might enjoy his perspective and positive results.

Kerrigan Gray – Heart Valve Replacement Patient
Hi Adam:
Remember how I was saying even 1-1/2 [...]

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Ted just sent me an email that rekindled a memory about my stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) following heart valve surgery.
He writes, “Adam – My wife is going in for aortic valve replacement next week. I want to support her morning, noon and night. Do you know if I will be able to [...]

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Jim just sent me this question about post-operative echocardiograms. He writes, “Adam – How often should an echocardiogram be performed after surgery. I had my aortic valve replaced. Thanks, Jim”
As I’ve shared before, each patient situation is unique. However, unless there are post-operative complications, many of the patients I speak with have an echocardiogram performed [...]

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