Comments on: Elizabeth Taylor’s Heart Valve Surgery, A MitraClip Success Story

By: Marlene Nelson

Marlene Nelson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:14:45 +0000

Do you know of any hospitals in the US that do the procedure that Liz Taylor recently underwent. If the Mitraclip is not FDA approved, how did she get it?? Out of the Country?? or??? My mother in law is interested

By: Karen Mulhollem

Karen Mulhollem — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:29:32 +0000

I just got the report from a heart scan, it looks like I need to see a cardiologist as they seem to have found an ‘enlarged’ rt. ventricle.
I am not sure if it’s even related, but from the little research I’ve done, it looks like it needs to be ‘repaired’.

I read about Elizabeth Taylor’s experience (good) with the new procedure and since I’m not Elizabeth Taylor (far from it!) can I expect to have to go through open heart surgery/heart lung machine and all the nasty scars?

If I do need the surgery (haven’t seen the cardiologist yet) could it be availabe to me if I go to a larger city? I live 100 miles from Orlando Florida and about the same to Jax. Florida.

Karen

By: jerold pick

jerold pick — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:40:29 +0000

Keep up the good work,
the sight looks terrific,
Love,
Pops