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		<title>Nancy, Jeff and Mitch Inspire Each Other With A &#8220;Thumbs Up&#8221; Before, During &amp; After Heart Valve Surgery!</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2012/02/07/patient-encouragement-heart-valve-journals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I created Heart Valve Journals, I didn&#8217;t know if anyone would actually use it. Now, a few years later, I am amazed at how patients and caregivers are using this social network to support each other through heart valve surgery. Case in point&#8230; I just learned that Nancy Friedman &#8212; who is from St. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgeon Spotlight: Dr. Alfredo Trento&#8217;s Innovative Approach To Cardiac Care Leads Cedars-Sinai Medical Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each time I meet a cardiac surgeon with a &#8220;Chief&#8221;, &#8220;Chairman&#8221; or &#8220;Director&#8221; in front of their name, I feel extraordinarily humble. I know those titles are not easy to attain. I know these physicians have spent their entire lives learning, researching and teaching about cardiac care. Lastly, I know these doctors have spent thousands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Summit Video #7: &#8220;Are All Patients Candidates For Robotic Mitral Valve Repair?&#8221; Asks Evan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days before the Heart Valve Summit, Evan sent me a great question that reads, &#8220;Adam &#8211; Specific to mitral valve repair with a robot&#8230; Are all patients candidates for this surgical technique?” To provide Evan an expert opinion, I discussed this topic with Dr. Harold Roberts, an experienced heart valve surgeon from Holy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Summit Video #2: “Are Patients With A Failed Mitral Valve Repair Candidates For A MitraClip?&#8221;Asks Gayle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The possibilities of transcatheter valvular therapy are exciting. However, these minimally-invasive approaches to treating heart valve disorders are new and still without FDA approval in the United States. That said, my inbox is filled with patient and caregiver questions about devices including the CoreValve, the SAPIEN and the MitraClip. For example, Gayle recently sent me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MitraClip Recalled By Abbott Laboratories</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 17:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following up on our recent discussion about the MitraClip clinical trials&#8230; This transcatheter device, designed to treat mitral regurgitation without surgery, was just recalled. Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturer of this new technology, recalled the MitraClip on a worldwide basis due to issues with its delivery system. The MitraClip (Abbott Laboratories) According to The Wall Street [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Pradaxa For Atrial Fibrillation? Heart Valve Disease? Mechanical Heart Valve Replacements?&#8221; Asks Gene</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve received several questions about the use of Pradaxa as a potential Coumadin-substitute for patients with atrial fibrillation, valve disease and/or mechanical heart valve replacements. I am a &#8220;better safe than sorry&#8221; type guy, so I wanted to make sure our patient community was on the same page specific to this new anticoagulant. For those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Heart Valve Journals Feature Launched!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/03/18/heart-valve-journals-social-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most visited sections at Heart Valve Journals, our social network, is the patient&#8217;s guestbook. It&#8217;s pretty amazing to see all the support, care, advice and love exchanged among patients, caregivers, friends and family members. For example, Judy Fridono has 775+ comments in her Guestbook following her recent heart valve surgery at USC. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking &amp; Book Signing Invitation: &#8220;For People With Heart Murmurs&#8221; hosted by Alta Bates Medical Center &#8212; This Thursday in Oakland!</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/02/11/adam-pick-book-signin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/02/11/adam-pick-book-signin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those in the Oakland area, I wanted to invite you to a special, educational seminar hosted by Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California this Thursday, February 17, at 6:30pm. During this complimentary session titled, &#8220;For People with Heart Murmus&#8221;, Dr. Junaid Khan, staff surgeon, will discuss heart valve disease and the various [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgeon Video Blog: &#8220;Can Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery Occur With An Aneurysm Of The Ascending Aorta?&#8221; By Dr. Richard J. Shemin</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/02/02/minimally-invasive-aortic-valve-surgery-ascending-aorta-richard-shemin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/02/02/minimally-invasive-aortic-valve-surgery-ascending-aorta-richard-shemin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very excited to introduce the first of several &#8220;Surgeon Video Blogs&#8221; that were filmed at the 47th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting earlier this week. In this video, Dr. Richard J. Shemin, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at UCLA Medical Center, responds to Barbara&#8217;s question, &#8220;Can minimally invasive aortic valve surgery occur if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Extraordinary Response To Ruth&#8217;s Question, &#8220;What About Mitral Valve Repair Of A Prolapsed Anterior Leaflet?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/01/04/anterior-proleaflet-leaflet-repair-video-adams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently received an anxious email from Ruth about mitral valve repair. Ruth writes to me, &#8220;I would like to learn more about a prolapsed ANTERIOR leaflet of the mitral valve. I have been told that repair may not be possible. I am terrified&#8230; Do you have any information on the risks involved with this [...]]]></description>
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