Interestingly… The importance of today’s date escaped me until a few minutes ago. That is when I saw “December 21″ on my calendar. I then eased my shoulders, took a deep breath and smiled. So you know, six years ago, at this exact moment, my heart valve surgery had just begun. As for celebrating this [...]

Like many of you, I’m fascinated by the possibilities of medical technology. Specific to heart valve treatment, I continue to talk with many patients, caregivers, physicians and industry experts about catheter-based technologies for heart valve repair and heart valve replacement. Recently, the frequency of those conversations has increased. So, to make sure you are aware [...]

As the year winds down, I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very happy holidays! I also wanted to thank you for your ongoing participation in this unique community. This has been an incredible year for this project. So you know, this website had over one million visits during 2011. Needless [...]

Receiving updates from former patients is a great way to start the day. That said, I just heard from Sylvia Woolworth. You might recall that Sylvia, 76, had aortic valve replacement two years ago. As you can read in her last update, Sylvia took several steps to physically and mentally prepare for her heart valve [...]

I just spent some time at Heart Valve Journals, our social network for patients and caregivers going through heart valve surgery. While there, I noticed that Sarah Harnett, from Michigan, and Steve Regouby, from Oklahoma, are getting their heart valves fixed today. As Sarah wrote in her journal this morning, “Shortly I’ll leave for the [...]