http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/05/30/first-mechanical-heart-valve-keeps-tickin-38-years-later/ Former Patient And Author, Adam Pick, Blogs About Heart Valve Replacement And Heart Valve Repair Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:18:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/05/30/first-mechanical-heart-valve-keeps-tickin-38-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-5778 Bill Holbert Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:53 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/05/30/first-mechanical-heart-valve-keeps-tickin-38-years-later/#comment-5778 Dear Adam: I am Bill Holbert a Long Time firefighter Paramedic my wife just had Aortic and Mytral valve replacements on 8/15/2008 and is doing very well she is still on a temporary pacer but only on the ventricular side I am happy to see such an improvement in her she has better color and it is easier for her to talk and not have to catch her breath I am glad to see your page because even though i am a Medic firefighter you still wander what a patients quility of life will be for their future and as i can tell it improves things tremendously.... Dear Adam:
I am Bill Holbert a Long Time firefighter Paramedic my wife just had Aortic and Mytral valve replacements on 8/15/2008 and is doing very well she is still on a temporary pacer but only on the ventricular side I am happy to see
such an improvement in her she has better color and it is easier for her to talk and not have to catch her breath I am glad to see your page because even though i am a Medic firefighter you still wander what a patients quility of life will be for their future and as i can tell it improves things tremendously….

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