Author: Adam Pick Blog - Page 30
By Adam Pick
What Happened When 100 Heart Valve Patients & Caregivers Met for “Patient Day” at Edwards Lifesciences?
By Adam Pick on September 2, 2015
Surgeon Q&A: What are the Top 5 Misconceptions about Atrial Fibrillation?
By Adam Pick on September 1, 2015
Inside Access: What Should All Patients Know About the Mitral Conclave?
By Adam Pick on August 18, 2015
Surgeon Q&A: “Is It Common for Heart Valve Patients to Need an Aortic Aneurysm Fix?” asks Patty
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Expert: Eric Weiss, MD, President of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Page Last Updated: June 3, 2025
Patient Update: After Four Emergency Room Visits, Nina Finally Gets A TAVR!
By Adam Pick on August 5, 2015
Surgeon Q&A: “What’s the Latest Research About Less Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery?”
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: May 6, 2025
Don’t Miss: The 31st Marfan Syndrome Family Conference Next Week in Chicago!
By Adam Pick on July 31, 2015
Patient Week Finale: In the Dominican Republic, Dionicio Gets a “Second Chance” at Life!
By Adam Pick on July 19, 2015
Patient Success Week: Thanks to Her Dad’s Memory, Sophie Got the Screening & Treatment She Needed!
By Adam Pick on July 18, 2015
Patient Success Week: After Fainting & Aortic Valve Surgery, Laurence Gets Back to Pick-Up Basketball
By Adam Pick on July 17, 2015
Patient Success Week: Tammy Pilcher & Cris Dykeman, Our Community Rockstars!
By Adam Pick on July 16, 2015
Patient Success Week: From a Cardiac Arrest to Running Across the Finish Line, This is Brian’s Story
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 8, 2025
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


