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	<title>Adam&#039;s Heart Valve Surgery Blog &#187; Announcements</title>
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		<title>Special &#8220;Ask The Heart Surgeon&#8221; Web Chat With Dr. Gillinov This Friday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey everybody, I just learned that Dr. Marc Gillinov, staff surgeon at The Cleveland Clinic and author of Heart 411, will be hosting a complimentary web chat this Friday at 12pm (EST). During this 60-minute session, you can ask Dr. Gillinov your questions about heart valve disease, heart valve repair and heart valve replacement surgery. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Must Read&#8230; &#8220;Heart 411&#8243; By Dr. Gillinov &amp; Dr. Nissen</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since launching this blog 5 years ago, I have only recommended one book about cardiac care. Today, I am thrilled to increase my book recommendations by 100% with an emphatic endorsement of &#8220;Heart 411&#8243; by Dr. Marc Gillinov and Dr. Steven Nissen. This 550-page guide to heart health is packed with helpful facts, practical guidance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today, My Thoughts Are With Kelly &amp; Mitch</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2012/02/02/kelly-mitch-aortic-mitral-regurgitation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few months, many patients and caregivers in our community have been fortunate to meet Kelly Nugent and Mitch Friedman at Heart Valve Journals, our social network. As Kelly and Mitch prepared for heart valve surgery due to aortic regurgitation and mitral regurgitation, they openly shared their experiences, thoughts, feelings and emotions about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Paul Stelzer Performs 500th Ross Procedure On Mark!</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2012/01/11/paul-stelzer_ross-procedure-surgeon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After I was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and regurgitation, I chose the Ross Procedure for my heart valve replacement surgery. While this approach to aortic valve replacement is more complex, I found the benefits of this procedure outweighed the risks. Since launching this website, I have become familiar with a handful of surgeons who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgeon Spotlight: Dr. Marc Gillinov Receives Praise Overload From Patients, Caregivers &amp; Peers</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2012/01/04/marc-gillinov-surgeon-spotlight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my research for my book and this website, I have been fortunate to meet several incredible surgeons. Dr. Marc Gillinov is one such surgeon. I first heard the name &#8220;Dr. Marc Gillinov&#8221; from his former patients. One after the other, my inbox filled up with glowing testimonials for Dr. Gillinov. His patients used words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Post: Top 10 Heart Valve Surgery Blogs of 2011!</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/12/28/top-blogs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/12/28/top-blogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past twelve months, this global community of patients and caregivers actively discussed many topics that have impacted our heart valve surgery experiences. As the year winds down, I thought it might be helpful to review all of these posts and highlight the top 10 stories that garnered the most attention during 2011. So, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Years Later&#8230; My Ticker Keeps Tickin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/12/21/anniversary-six-years-valve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interestingly&#8230; The importance of today&#8217;s date escaped me until a few minutes ago. That is when I saw &#8220;December 21&#8243; on my calendar. I then eased my shoulders, took a deep breath and smiled. So you know, six years ago, at this exact moment, my heart valve surgery had just begun. As for celebrating this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today, My Thoughts Are With Sarah &amp; Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/12/14/aortic-stenosis-mitral-valve-prolapse-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/12/14/aortic-stenosis-mitral-valve-prolapse-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent some time at Heart Valve Journals, our social network for patients and caregivers going through heart valve surgery. While there, I noticed that Sarah Harnett, from Michigan, and Steve Regouby, from Oklahoma, are getting their heart valves fixed today. As Sarah wrote in her journal this morning, &#8220;Shortly I&#8217;ll leave for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Web Chat Announcement: &#8220;Stress, Depression &amp; Heart Disease&#8221; with Dr. Leo Pozuelo</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/12/07/web-chat-stress-depression-heart-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/12/07/web-chat-stress-depression-heart-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey everybody, Sorry for the last minute notice, but tomorrow (Thursday) at 12pm (EST), The Cleveland Clinic will host a special web chat titled, &#8220;Stress, Depression &#38; Heart Disease&#8221;.  Dr. Leo Pozuelo, who is the associate director of the Bakken Heart Brain Institute, will moderate this very interesting session. As I personally experienced issues with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Happy Thanksgiving!&#8221; From Ethan, Robyn and Me</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/11/22/2011-thanksgiving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/11/22/2011-thanksgiving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you didn&#8217;t know&#8230; Thanksgiving is, by far, my favorite holiday. How can you go wrong with comfort food, family, friends and the overwhelming reminder of thankfulness? On that note, I want to extend a tremendous &#8220;Thank you!&#8221; to all members of this growing community of patients, caregivers, surgeons, cardiologists, nurses, cardiac centers and medical [...]]]></description>
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