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	<title>Adam&#039;s Heart Valve Surgery Blog &#187; Healthy Hearts</title>
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		<title>Pregnancy Update: With Bicuspid Valve, Melinda Welcomes Baby Alex To The World!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often receive questions about pregnancy concerns from women wanting to have children before or after heart valve surgery. That said, here is an update from Melinda Hacker, a bicuspid aortic valve patient who just welcomed Alex, her new son, to the world: Alex Hacker &#8211; Born To Melinda Hacker, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patient Adam, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Michael Baity Loses 20 Pounds Prior To Aortic Valve Replacement By Dr. McCurry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, we’ve discussed how patients, like Sylvia Woolworth, got physically and mentally fit prior to heart valve surgery. Specific to this topic, I recently opened an email from Dr. Michael Baity, a retired dentist from Michigan. Dr. Baity just had aortic valve replacement surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Here is what he wrote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladies&#8230; Think Positive For Healthy Hearts!</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2009/08/18/women-heart-disease-health-optimism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sarah just sent me another interesting story about women, optimistic thinking and heart disease that was recently posted at the Los Angeles Times. Here are the details: Many studies suggest that people who possess a sunny outlook on life tend to have better health and live longer. Here&#8217;s more evidence for the theory. A study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Being &#8220;Lonely&#8221; Hurt Your Heart?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just received an interesting email from Sarah about a recent CNN story that details the impact of loneliness on cardiovascular disease. I found the story fascinating, so I posted the first few paragraphs below. I also included a hyperlink to the rest of the article after the snippet. Here is the beginning to Ray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Trivia: How Much Blood Does Your Heart Pump Each Day?</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2009/03/18/blood-pump-gallons-how-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any guesses as to how much blood your heart pumps each day? Need a hint? It&#8217;s more than 10 gallons. Need another hint? It&#8217;s more than 100 gallons. To find out how much blood your heart pumps each-and-every day of your life&#8230; Scroll down below the beating heart animation. According to The Texas Heart Institute, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Health Tests For Men From The Today Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I start my days with a good, fifteen minute stretch that includes both breathing and yoga exercises. Some days, I watch The Today Show with Matt Laurer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker as I stretch. This morning&#8230; There was a very interesting segment led by The Today Show&#8217;s chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fen-Phen Guilty Of Long Term Heart Valve Damage</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/11/08/fen-phen-heart-valve-damage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The older I get&#8230; The more I realize there are no short-cuts in the game of life. Whether it deals with money or weight loss, the &#8220;sure thing&#8221; is seldom a sure thing. An unfortunate example&#8230; A new study published by BMC Medical just revealed some disastrous findings about the use of Fen-Phen for weight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lil&#8217; Sammy Gets Functional, Not Structural, Heart Murmur Diagnosis!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/08/29/functional-heart-murmur-diagnosis-for-six-month-old-sammy-yeah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s never easy talking to parents about their children with heart murmurs. The discussion is even more challenging when I have a life-long relationship with the parents. (As I previously shared, my nephew (Buddy) was diagnosed with a small heart murmur earlier this summer.) Recently, my best best friend, Rob, discovered that his six-month old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There A Way To Reduce Mitral Valve Regurgitation?</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/08/02/is-there-a-way-to-reduce-mitral-valve-regurgitation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/08/02/is-there-a-way-to-reduce-mitral-valve-regurgitation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular forms of heart valve disease is mitral valve regurgitation. In fact, reports suggest that the mitral valve is the most commonly operated on heart valve. As a result, I receive a lot of questions about mitral valve replacement and mitral valve repair. Earlier today, I received a question from Kim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Heart Fact #2 &#8211; The Truth About Broken Hearts</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/05/13/amazing-heart-fact-2-the-truth-about-broken-hearts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/05/13/amazing-heart-fact-2-the-truth-about-broken-hearts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just reading the Top 10 Amazing Facts About Your Heart at LiveScience.com. The #2 Amazing Fact was about the impact of relationship &#8220;break-ups&#8221; on the heart. I found this interesting: &#8220;Alas, a broken heart can cause one to swoon. A breakup with a loved one or news of a family death literally can [...]]]></description>
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