NCAA Basketball Coach, Ralph Willard, Recovers After Robotic Heart Valve Repair
April 12th, 2008As 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, Robin Williams and Barbara Walters.
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.
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!
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| About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. This unique book integrates clinical research with the personal experiences of 135 former patients to help future patients and their caregivers better understand the problems, the opportunities and the realities of heart valve surgery. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here. |
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