Adam's Heart Valve Surgery Blog

Okay… Ready for some heart anatomy trivia?

The question is, “How much blood moves through your heart valves in one hour?”

A. 5 gallons
B. 10 gallons
C. 50 gallons
D. 100 gallons
E. 500 gallons of blood

To find out the answer, scroll below the beating heart.

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I’m not sure if you saw the Incision Shield posts from last week.

But… After I gave away 10 free Incision Shields, my inbox continued to receive over 100 additional requests for this protective device designed for open heart surgery patients.

That said, on your behalf, I approached the Incision Shield team to see if they would provide our website with an exclusive discount for those patients and caregivers willing to purchase this unique product. Scott Joy, the owner of Incision Shield, considered my request and created a very good discount for our community.

So… If you have any interest in (i) learning more about the Incision Shield or (ii) purchasing an Incision Shield to help with your recovery, simply click this link:

Incision Shield – Exclusive Discount For Visitors Of Heart-Valve-Surgery.com

I hope this helps everybody!

Keep on tickin!

Quick trivia for you…

According to The Cleveland Clinic, “How long does it take for blood to circulate through your vascular system?”

A. 2 second
B. 20 seconds
C. 2 minutes
D. 20 minutes
E. 2 hours

To find the answer, scroll down below the beating heart.

The answer is… 20 seconds.

That’s pretty amazing considering the complex network of blood vessels – arteries, veins and capillaries – that carry blood through the body. According to The Cleveland Clinic, that system is over 60,000 miles long. That’s long enough to circle Earth twice!

Keep on tickin!

The excitement surrounding minimally invasive heart valve procedures continues to build. In addition to mini-sternotomy approaches, mini-thoracotomy techniques and robotic surgery, transcatheter technologies are being closely watched-and-monitored for clinical success.

A transcatheter solution for patients suffering from aortic valve stenosis (the narrowing of the aortic heart valve) is most likely to be of most benefit for elderly patients for whom the risk of open heart surgery would be too great.

Calcified Aortic Valve With Stenosis

The most recent surgical results obtained specific to this minimally invasive technique for aortic valve replacement at the German Heart Center in Munich, Germany suggests:

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