Adam’s Heart Valve Surgery Blog

Edwards Lifesciences, the world’s largest heart valve replacement manufacturer, continued to impress industrial and financial analysts after it reported another great earnings report earlier this week.

The company, based in Irvine, California, saw its profits more than double thanks to rising sales of replacement heart valves - including its new valve, known as the Edwards SAPIEN Valve.

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Happy Friday!

I’ve been lucky to spend time in Stockholm - mostly for work. In the summer, it is absolutely beautiful. In the winter…. Burrrrrrrrrrrr… It’s mighty cold and dark.

Unfortunately, I missed this “fun experiment” on their public transit system. I hope you enjoy what happens when The Fun Theory plays around with the stairs of a Stockholm subway station.

Have a great weekend!

Keep on tickin!

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Hey everybody,

When I launched this website years ago, I had two fundamental goals:

• My first goal was to educate patients and caregivers about the realities of heart valve surgery.
• My second goal was to empower you to make the right choices given your diagnosis and prognosis.

Over time, these goals have turned into one of my life passions. That passion has churned out a lot of blogs over the years. Today, this website has over 2,200 pages of free content to help you through heart valve surgery. As a result, my friends have started calling me the Dear Abby of heart valve surgery.

Me & Ethan (my 6-month old son)

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Like many patients, I found that heart valve surgery brought about a unique, introspective view of life.

That said, when I run across something that really makes me stop and think, I like to share it in this blog for your consideration. Sometimes these little stories, pictures and jokes help offset the seriousness of a topic like heart surgery.

Regina Brett - Columnist For The Plain Dealer

So, here is a great column from Regina Brett. If you didn’t know, Regina writes for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. She also hosts a show on National Public Radio.

Recently, Regina turned 50 years old. She celebrated that milestone by documenting her life lessons. Needless to say, I found a lot of value in these very appropriate, words of wisdom. Here are Regina’s life lessons:

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