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Heart Valve Replacement And Heart Valve Repair Blog For Patients With Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, etc.

 

Adam Pick - Heart Valves Author & Blogger
Adam Pick
Double Heart Valve Surgery Patient
and Author of The Patient's Guide
To Heart Valve Surgery


> Read My Story Here


*New* Mitral Valve Regurgitation Diagnostic Tool From The Cleveland Clinic

March 17th, 2010

Hi everybody,

I just received a note from the Patient Education Team at the Cleveland Clinic about a new, online tool for patients with mitral valve regurgitation. The tool is pretty neat for learning about mitral valve regurgitation, the severity of mitral regurgitation, echocardiogram results, ejection fractions, heart dilation and atrial fibrillation.

Mitral Valve Regurgitation Tool By Cleveland Clinic

Ultimately, this new Mitral Regurgitation Tool uses a series of interactive questions to determine whether-or-not you are currently a candidate for surgery. The tool leverages the current guidelines of the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology in determining your situation.
If you would like to use the Mitral Regurgitation Tool, click here.

Keep on tickin!

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About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. This unique book integrates the clinical facts of heart valve surgery with the personal experiences of 135 former valve surgery patients to help patients and caregivers better understand the problems, the opportunities and the realities of heart valve surgery. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here.

Patient Spotlight: After Ups And Downs, Beverly Simmons Turns 83 In The Hospital

March 12th, 2010

I just wanted to send my thoughts and prayers to Beverly Simmons of Fullerton, California, as she continues her early recovery at St. Jude’s hospital.

For those of you who have not visited Bev’s Heart Valve Journal yet, she had aortic valve replacement - using a pig (porcine) valve - on February 16, 2010. (Bev suffered from aortic stenosis.)

Beverly Simmon - Aortic Valve Replacement Patient
Beverly Simmons, 83, Heart Valve Replacement Patient

Although Bev, who celebrated her 83rd birthday in the hospital, recently received a “clean bill of health” from her doctors, the past few weeks have been filled with several ups and downs - including an emergency room visit days after her surgery.

That said, thanks to all of you who have posted over 275 comments in Bev’s Guestbook. I know she appreciates reading your words of encouragement and love.

To learn more about her unique story, please visit Bev’s Heart Valve Journal and her Guestbook.

Keep on tickin’ Bev!

“Sold-Out” At Amazon, But You Can Order Here

March 12th, 2010

Hi everybody,

I just learned that my book, The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, is currently sold out at Amazon.com. FYI, I’m not exactly sure when Amazon will be getting more copies. My guess would be 2-3 weeks.

However, if you are interested in reading the new 2010 edition, you can still get an eBook or paperback copy directly from this website by clicking here.

FYI… Amazon.com does not have the 2010 edition and does not offer a 100% money-back guarantee, so it’s probably better to order from this website anyways.

Order The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery

Keep on tickin!

About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. This unique book integrates the clinical facts of heart valve surgery with the personal experiences of 135 former valve surgery patients to help patients and caregivers better understand the opportunities, problems and challenges of heart valve surgery. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here.

Surgeon Interview: Dr. Niv Ad Discusses Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Valve Surgery

March 10th, 2010

Over the years, I have interacted with many patients that suffer from atrial fibrillation and heart valve diseases including aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation. To learn more about atrial fibrillation and heart valve disease, I contacted Dr. Niv Ad, the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Inova Health Systems in Falls Church, Virginia. Here are the highlights from our very interesting discussion:

Dr. Niv Ad - Cardiac Surgeon, Inova Health System
Dr. Niv Ad- Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Inova Health Systems, Falls Church, Virginia

Adam:  Thanks so much for taking time to speak with me today. I’d like to ask you a couple questions about atrial fibrillation and heart valve disorders.

Dr. Niv Ad:  Thanks Adam for raising awareness to this very important topic.

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