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Adam Pick - Heart Valves Author & Blogger
Adam Pick
Double Heart Valve Surgery Patient
and Author of The Patient's Guide
To Heart Valve Surgery

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NCAA Basketball Coach, Ralph Willard, Recovers After Robotic Heart Valve Repair

As I recently wrote in my blog “Trust Me… You are NOT Alone”, heart valve surgery impacts all different types of people (age, sex, religion).

Some of the most public people to have heart surgery include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rodney Dangerfield, Jesse Helms, Teppo Numminen, Ronny Turiaf.

In March, Holy Cross men’s basketball coach Ralph Willard underwent successful open-heart surgery. Willard plans to resume his full coaching duties shortly, following his recovery.

Ralph Willard, Heart Surgery Repair For Mitral Valve - NCAA Basketball Coach

Willard’s robot-assisted, mitral valve repair procedure was needed for Willard’s leaking mitral valve symptoms. According to Telegram.com, the surgery was performed March 27, about three weeks after HC’s season ended, at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center. Willard, 62, spent nine days in the hospital before returning home to continue his recovery.

Keep on tickin!

Adam Pick is a double heart valve replacement patient and author of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, a unique book which integrates the clinical facts of heart valve surgery with the personal experiences of an actual heart valve surgery patient.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, April 12th, 2008 at 11:52 am and is filed under Patient Success Stories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Print This Post | EMail This Post.

One Response to “NCAA Basketball Coach, Ralph Willard, Recovers After Robotic Heart Valve Repair”

  1. Mel Hewitt Says:
    April 12th, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    I am seeking any info relative to an 80 year old who faces replacing his aortiic valve in the near fuiture. Of course I would prefer Invassive Surgery method but am not sure if I would be a good candidate for that procedure.
    Mel Hewitt

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