After one of the most active spotlights in Heart Valve Journals’ history, Mitch Friedman has moved on to healthy, heart pumping pastures. In his place, I’m thrilled to announce that Chris Dixon from Houston, Texas has taken the reins of our…
Heart Valve Replacement News and Info
After one of the most active spotlights in Heart Valve Journals’ history, Mitch Friedman has moved on to healthy, heart pumping pastures. In his place, I’m thrilled to announce that Chris Dixon from Houston, Texas has taken the reins of our…
I just received an interesting question from Anita about the SAPIEN heart valve replacement. Anita wrote to me, “Hi Adam, My dad is not doing very well. At 86, he’s been diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis. We understand that he might be …
I just received a great question from Julie about the progression of mitral regurgitation. Julie writes, “Hi Adam – At 52, I was recently diagnosed with moderate regurgitation in my mitral valve. Even though I don’t have symptoms, I w…
Hey everybody, I just learned that Dr. Marc Gillinov, staff surgeon at The Cleveland Clinic and author of Heart 411, will be hosting a complimentary web chat this Friday at 12pm (EST). During this 60-minute session, you can ask Dr. Gillinov your questi…
Doug sent me a great question about his options for mitral valve repair surgery. In his email, Doug wrote, “I have severe mitral regurgitation and I need surgery. I’m considering two surgeons… One surgeon uses the robot and the other …