Adam’s Updates Blog
By Adam Pick
Is Heart Valve Disease in “Phase 1c” for COVID-19 Vaccination?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: January 22, 2021
Many questions are coming in about whether-or-not heart valve disease is considered part of the qualifications for patients to be considered part of “Phase 1c” of the COVID-19 vaccination allocation.
Today’s Patient Webinar Registrations Soar to 479 Patients!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: January 21, 2021
Amazing!!!
Patient Webinar: “Advances in Heart Valve Repair” with Dr. Szeto & Dr. Atluri
Written by: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Great news!
Top 15 Heart Valve Surgery Posts of 2020!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: December 30, 2020
While 2020 has been a difficult year with many unexpected challenges, I am happy to share great news with our community.
Happy Holidays Everybody!!!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Post last updated: December 24, 2020
Dear Patients, Caregivers & Friends,
Woo-Whoo!!! My 15th Heart Valve Surgery Anniversary!!!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: December 21, 2020
It’s difficult to imagine that 15 years ago today… I was rolled into an operating room to replace my defective bicuspid aortic valve during open heart surgery.
MedCity News Posts My “Op-Ed” About COVID-19 and Heart Valve Disease!
By Adam Pick on December 9, 2020
This was unexpected!
Top 5 New Posts From The Heart Valve Learning Center!
By Adam Pick on November 5, 2020
Hi Everybody!
Is This “Love Cat” with 3 Furry Hearts Trying to Tell Us Something?
By Adam Pick on October 22, 2020
I think you and I would agree that 2020 has been brutal. First, a pandemic. Then, economic fall-out. Riots. Fires. A chaotic presidential election here in America. It doesn’t seem to stop.
Take the Heart Valve Clinical Trial Survey for Patients!
By Adam Pick on October 13, 2020
[October 19, 2020 Update: Thanks so much to the HeartValveSurgery.com patient community for responding to this survey. We have received many more survey responses than expected and, as a result, are not accepting any more survey responses. To participate in future patient surveys, sign up to our newsletter at this link.]
Robin Makes That HVS Mask Look Good!
By Adam Pick on October 1, 2020
As you may have seen here, I had HeartValveSurgery.com face masks made for my family to help protect us during the COVID-19 pandemic. When ordering the masks, there was a significant price decrease if you purchased more masks. So, I bought 10 extra masks for the wonderful people in our community. Last Friday, I gave away the masks to 10 patients.
10 Free HVS Masks Up For Grabs!
By Adam Pick on September 25, 2020
UPDATE: UNFORTUNATELY, ALL OF THE FREE MASKS ARE NOW GONE!!!! I AM SO SORRY IF YOU DID NOT GET ONE!!!!
My Interview On “Connecting Caregivers” Radio Show with Linda Burhans
By Adam Pick on September 8, 2020
In case you missed it… I was recently interviewed by Linda Burhans from the “Connecting Caregivers” radio show.
Medtronic & Abbott Join Forces to Support You!
By Adam Pick on August 26, 2020
Patient Webinar: “Advances in COVID-19 & Heart Valve Therapy” with Dr. Chikwe, Dr. Burkle, John & Me
By Adam Pick on August 20, 2020
[Update: Great news! The “Advances in COVID-19 & Heart Valve Therapy” webinar held on August 27, 2020 was an extraordinary success with 287 patients connected in real-time. You can now download a free eBook or watch the video recording of the webinar at this link.]
Unexpected! Hear Adam Talk About Our New Patient Survey & More on “Bill Martinez Live”
By Adam Pick on August 8, 2020
Unexpected! Many, many, many thanks to Bill Martinez for interviewing me about the findings from our new survey of 3,400 patients and caregivers.
Medtronic Joins HeartValveSurgery.com Community to Educate & Empower Patients!
By Adam Pick on July 15, 2020
On behalf of our patient community, I am excited to announce that Medtronic, one of the world’s largest medical device companies and a leading heart valve manufacturer, is officially joining the HeartValveSurgery.com community to help educate and empower patients!
A Safe “New Normal” for Cardiac Surgical Appointments during COVID-19
By Adam Pick on May 21, 2020
As Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, once said, “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.”
We’re #2 On The “Top Heart Blog & Websites” Rankings For 2020!
By Adam Pick on May 20, 2020
Thanks to the wonderful support of patients, their family members and friends, I am happy to report that HeartValveSurgery.com achieved the #2 ranking in FeedSpot’s 2020 Top Heart Blogs & Websites.
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