Susan's Profile

Member Since: May 18, 2015

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About Me

I first had aortic valve replacement in Syracuse, NY in 2002. I had my second open heart valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic in 2014 with a pacemaker followed by a biventricular pacemaker in 2017.
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    I am from: Michigan, United States
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    My surgery date was: December 1, 2014
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    My hospital is: Cleveland Clinic

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