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By Adam Pick
Patient Success Week: Linda Gets Back to Gardening After Mitral Valve & Maze Procedure
By Adam Pick on July 14, 2015
Announcing the “2015 Patient Success Week” to Raise Awareness for Heart Valve Disease to 1,000,000 People!
By Adam Pick on July 13, 2015
Technology Update: Feasibility Study Begins for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: June 3, 2025
Ask the Cardiologist: What Should Patients Know About the Valve Management Guidelines?
By Adam Pick on June 16, 2015
From Ocular Migraines to Heart Valve Repair, This is Jim’s Story
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 29, 2025
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Launches Heart Valve Microsite!
By Adam Pick on June 4, 2015
Ask Me Anything #3: “How Bad Does My Heart Murmur Have To Be Before It Gets Fixed?” Asks Ruth
By Adam Pick on May 18, 2015
Ask Me Anything #2: “Is the MitraClip Close to Being a Standardized Procedure?” asks Dorothy
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Expert: Gorav Ailawadi, MD, Chair of Cardiac Surgery, Michigan Medicine
Page Last Updated: June 6, 2025
Ask Me Anything #1: “Are Heart Palpitations a Symptom of Mitral Valve Disease?” Asks Nupur
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: May 6, 2025
Surgeon Spotlight: Dr. David Adams, Mitral Valve Expert, Harnesses Education to Improve Patient Outcomes
By Adam Pick on April 15, 2015
“If My Aortic Aneurysm Needs Fixing, Can You Save My Aortic Valve?” asks Ishmael
By Adam Pick on April 9, 2015
Ask the Expert: What Should You Know About Atrial Fibrillation & Heart Valve Disease?
By Adam Pick on March 16, 2015
Special Announcement: “Patient Day 2015” to be Hosted by Edwards Lifesciences on March 13
By Adam Pick on March 9, 2015
Linda’s Challenge: Can You Hear My Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement Tick?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: June 5, 2025
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