Special Announcement: The Relaunch of HeartValveSurgery.com!

By Adam Pick on May 17, 2012

Dear Patients, Caregivers & Friends –

In 2006, we started this website with a goal to help one fellow patient through heart valve surgery. Over time, that mission has expanded to educate and empower all patients and their caregivers.

To accomplish that mission, our website has transformed to meet the needs of our growing community. That transformation continues today with the internal relaunch of HeartValveSurgery.com. To introduce everybody to the new platform, we created this introductory video.

 

 

While we are excited about the 50+ new features and functions of this upgraded platform, we know there is a lot more work to do.

Still, in this moment, I want to thank you for being a part of this extraordinary community. Your participation and your support of this project is making a significant difference in our collective pursuit of healthy hearts.

Over the next two weeks, we will highlight the new features of this website. If you like, you can subscribe to this blog (it’s free) to get the latest updates. Also, if you have any additional ideas or constructive criticism to improve this website, please let me know.

Again, thanks so much for your support!

Keep on tickin!
Adam


Written by Adam Pick
- Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick, Heart Valve Patient Advocate

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.


Tom says on May 17th, 2012 at 2:54 pm

Adam – I can not thank you enough for your book and this website. You have helped me in ways that I can not express in words. Keep up the incredible work. And, as you always say, keep on ticking.

Ted



Kent says on May 17th, 2012 at 3:26 pm

Simply a great job, Adam! Congratulations. You continue to help literally thousands of people afflicted with Valve disease( including me). This is the highest calling in life and we’re very thankful ! Best always………………Kent Dorwin in Burlingame, Ca.



Charlie Malings says on May 17th, 2012 at 5:16 pm

Thank you for a plethora of information, answering so many questions I had and more then I thought of..I’m scheduled for an Aortic Valve Replacement on 7/2.



Michael Butler says on May 18th, 2012 at 11:45 am

Is it OK to Scuba dive after an aortic valve repalcement with a bovine valve and a dacron aorta section?



Fran says on May 18th, 2012 at 3:26 pm

Adam, You never disappoint an continue to amaze me with your hard work and dedication to so many of us. I am 26 months post op from a double valve surgery at the Cleveland Clinic with Dr. Gillinov. God bless you and your family.



Adam Pick says on May 18th, 2012 at 5:24 pm

To Ted, Kent, Fran, Michael, Charlie and everybody who emailed —

Thanks so much for the kind and encouraging words!!!

🙂

Keep on tickin!

Adam



Jim Hayden says on May 20th, 2012 at 1:10 pm

Adam: You have been a major factor in my knowledge of what is happening to my heart and its valves. You have helped many of my friends, who are now directly receiving your mail. I try to open and read all of your mail, thank you for all your work.
Jim Hayden



Eileen says on May 25th, 2012 at 5:19 pm

I admire your great dedication Adam to creating this website and the community it fosters. I have visited from time to time since my tricupsid valve replacement 9 months ago. I wonder if it is possible to group people’s stories under their particular valve issue e.g. mitral, aortic, etc.
I also request for consideration the following. I am Australian and would love to connect with other Australian valve patients due to proxmity and having a different health system from the US. There is nothing like this in Australia. Could another page on the site be dedicated to international patients?
Cheers,
Eileen


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