Shelly Celebrates Her First Anniversary After Mitral Valve Repair!

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: February 28, 2025

I've said it before and, hopefully, I will be saying it again.... I love hearing from the patients in our community after their surgeries!

This time, Shelly Gould, from Redding, California, sent me a collage of her first anniversary from mitral valve repair. Doctor Luis Castro performed Shelly's surgery.

Shelly Gould - Mitral Valve Repair Patient of Dr. Luis Castro

Congratulations to Shelly!!!

Keep on tickin!
Adam

Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

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.

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