Author: Adam Pick Blog - Page 27
By Adam Pick
Surgeon Q&A: What Are My Heart Valve Replacement Options? (Plus, 3 Patient Stories)
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Expert: Alfredo Trento, MD, Cedars-Sinai
Page Last Updated: May 6, 2025
Surgeon Q&A: “Is Heart Valve Disease Genetic?” asks Sue
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 10, 2025
Surgeon Q&A: “Can TAVR Be Used for a Bicuspid Aortic Valve & Aneurysm?” asks Valerie
By Adam Pick on May 30, 2016
Guest Blog: Just 10 Months After Heart Valve Surgery, Fran Conquers The Gulf Coast Triathlon
By Adam Pick on May 16, 2016
Surgeon Q&A: Is Ventricular Tachycardia Common after Heart Valve Surgery?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: May 10, 2016
Surgeon Q&A: Should Atrial Fibrillation Get Treated During Heart Valve Surgery?
By Adam Pick on April 25, 2016
Surgeon Q&A: What Percent of Patients Get Pacemakers After Heart Valve Surgery?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Adovcate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 10, 2025
Surgeon Q&A: What is the Latest Research on Less Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery?
By Adam Pick on April 5, 2016
From Immediate Bed Rest to a “Valve-in-Valve” Procedure, This Is Jesse’s Story
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Expert: Chris Malaisrie, MD, Northwestern Medicine
Page Last Updated: May 13, 2025
Surgeon Q&A: Is It Safe for Patients with Heart Valve Disease to Exercise?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Expert: Edward Savage, MD
Page Last Updated: May 13, 2025
The Patient Mind: Before, During & After Heart Surgery
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Experts: Kim Feingold, MD and Duc Thinh Pham, MD at Northwestern Medicine
Page Last Updated: May 8, 2025
Technology Update: FDA Approves Perceval Sutureless Heart Valve; 7 Facts You Need To Know
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 10, 2025
Theoretical Physicist, Boris Kayser, Travels to New York for Mitral Valve Surgery & Bagels!
By Adam Pick on January 23, 2016
Surgeon Q&A: Will A Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement Stop Atrial Fibrillation?
By Adam Pick on January 23, 2016
Chicago Bulls Coach, Fred Hoiberg, Opens Up About His Heart Valve Surgery
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: January 13, 2016
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