Adam’s Updates Blog - Page 3
By Adam Pick
Take the TAVR Patient Survey!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: May 8, 2023
[Update: Thanks to the incredible response from heart valve patients in our community, the enrollment in our TAVR Patient Experience Survey is now closed. To participate in future patient surveys, please sign up to my newsletter. That way, you will be the first to be notified about our patient surveys. Thanks!!!]
Free eBook & Video: Advances in Mitral Valve Therapy
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: April 19, 2023
Our recent webinar, “Advances in Mitral Valve Therapy”, was fantastic! Patients from all over the wold connected online for this educational event with Dr. Joanna Chikwe, Chair of Cardiac Surgery, and Dr. Dominic Emerson, Director of Robotic Cardiac Surgery, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
“Mitral Valve Disease Awareness Week” Launches to Save Lives!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: April 10, 2023
The health risks and concerns specific to mitral valve disease are downright scary.
Website Update: New “Find Members” Feature in Our Community
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: March 8, 2023
Hey Everybody,
Emma Lovewell, Peloton Instructor, Stands Up for Heart Disease & Cancer Patients
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: March 2, 2023
After my open-heart surgery and my wife’s brain surgery, Robyn and I committed ourselves to a healthy lifestyle.
Today Is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: February 22, 2023
Today is National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day! It’s a special day to raise awareness to this under-diagnosed, under-treated, and deadly form of heart disease.
Join 650 Heart Valve Patients On Today’s Webinar!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: February 8, 2023
Webinar Update: Thanks to our community for an incredible TAVR patient webinar with Dr. Herrmann and Dr. Li. To watch the TAVR webinar video or download the free TAVR webinar eBook, please click here.
Heart Valve Experts Reunite at STS Conference!!!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: January 23, 2023
For the first time since 2020, the world’s leading heart valve experts gathered “in-person” this weekend for the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in San Diego, California. The STS Conference brought together thousands of doctors, medical companies and researchers to discuss the latest advances in heart valve surgery and other cardiac conditions.
Did Heart Valve Disease Cause Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: January 6, 2023
My thoughts and prayers remain with Damar Hamlin, 24, defensive back of the Buffalo Bills. As you may have seen, Damar experienced a cardiac arrest while making a tackle during Monday’s football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Happy Holidays!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: December 23, 2022
Dear Patients and Friends,
Mike Mussallem, CEO of Edwards Lifesciences for 22 Years, Announces Retirement
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: January 2, 2023
On behalf of our patient community, I would like to extend an extraordinary “Congratulations!” to Mike Mussallem, the CEO of Edwards Lifesciences, on the announcement of his upcoming retirement in May, 2023. I also need to extend a mighty “Thank You!” to Mike for his life-long commitment and dedication to advancing heart valve disease treatment.
Mike Gabler, Heart Valve Specialist, Wins Survivor!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: December 15, 2022
Congratulations to Mike Gabler, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) specialist at Edwards Lifesciences, for winning Survivor 43!!!
We Help Johann Get a Healthy Heart!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: December 8, 2022
Dear Patients and Friends,
Take the Aortic Stenosis Patient Survey!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: November 10, 2022
[Update: Thanks to our wonderful patient community, our survey is now complete.]
I Test Positive For COVID-19
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate & Author
Published: November 2, 2022
For the first time since the pandemic began, I tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday.
Let’s Go Mike Gabler, Heart Valve Specialist, on Survivor!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: December 15, 2022
Survivor is one of my favorite television shows. I have watched most, if not all, of the episodes during the past forty-two seasons. I love everything about the show that many consider the “original” reality tv series.
Yes, I Did Get the Bivalent Omicron COVID-19 Booster
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: October 8, 2022
I’ve received several patient questions about whether-or-not I got the bivalent COVID-19 booster. As you can see in the picture below, the answer to that question is yes.
Off Topic: Cool Down With a Genuine Disney Pineapple Dole Whip at Home!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: September 7, 2022
This is way off-topic… But, hopefully helpful and maybe even fun!
Patient Inspiration: Meet a Dog Who Learned to Walk Like a Human
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: August 29, 2022
It is VERY common for patients diagnosed with heart valve disease to feel alone, confused and frustrated. I can personally remember those and other emotions when my cardiologist said to me, “You need a new heart valve. And, you need it soon.”
“Advances in Heart Valve Reoperations” Webinar Now Available!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: July 14, 2022
I’m happy to share that our webinar, “Advances in Heart Valve Reoperations”, was a wonderful success!
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