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Richard Munsonposted an update

29 minutes ago

An 18 year old version of me. God help us.

Richard Munson Klara, if you are really sharp today you will notice thru the window the house across the street was ... Read more

Richard Munson Klara, if you are really sharp today you will notice thru the window the house across the street was built by the same carpenter that built ours.

Meet Dr. Farzad Najam
Washington, DC
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Meet Dr. Farzad Najam

Washington, DC - Sponsored

Hello! My name is Dr. Farzad Najam and I am a cardiac surgeon having graduated from King Edward Medical College in 1991. To date, I have performed approximately 7,000 cardiac surgeries, of which 4,000 involved heart valve procedures. I regularly perform surgery at The George Washington University Hospital. Read more...

I believe my greatest strength is my ability to evaluate patients with complex structural valvular heart disease and provide personalized and comprehensive care to my patients.

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Daniel Salzergot a new guestbook post

59 minutes ago

Priya A writes, "Hi Daniel,
I saw your post a while ago and hope you are doing well and fully recovered from Afibb. My husband is 53 and contemplating doing the ...Read more

Priya A writes, "Hi Daniel,
I saw your post a while ago and hope you are doing well and fully recovered from Afibb. My husband is 53 and contemplating doing the Ross procedure w Dr El-Hamamsy at Mt Sinai in New York . He is also noticed his heart rate is higher for the same effort.
Any advice/ experience you can share is welcome.
Priya
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Meet Dr. Farzad Najam
Washington, DC
Sponsored

Meet Dr. Farzad Najam

Washington, DC - Sponsored

I believe my greatest strength is my ability to evaluate patients with complex structural valvular heart disease and provide personalized and comprehensive care to my patients.

Priya Aposted an update

1 hours ago

My husband is 53 and contemplating doing the Ross procedure w Dr El-Hamamsy at Mt Sinai in New York

I would like to reach out to long-term Ross survivors ...Read more

My husband is 53 and contemplating doing the Ross procedure w Dr El-Hamamsy at Mt Sinai in New York

I would like to reach out to long-term Ross survivors 10 to 20 years out and ask the question would you do it again? I would like to see what the general experience has been with this complicated procedure: both positive and negative.
Priya
7325130510

Priya Ajust updated her profile

1 hours ago

Check out the new edits to 'My Story' page by clicking here.

Richard Munsongot a new guestbook post

4 hours ago

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Deena Elani writes, "Richard, we all know you ate a lot of pie during Thanksgiving and without Nancy's okay also shared some with Shadow and then the both of you collapsed on the ...Read more

Deena Elani writes, "Richard, we all know you ate a lot of pie during Thanksgiving and without Nancy's okay also shared some with Shadow and then the both of you collapsed on the couch together.
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Klara Čičić Hahaha :))

Richard Munson I’m still on the couch. Ate too much. Big month coming up. Ct scan next week to check my ascending ... Read more

Richard Munson I’m still on the couch. Ate too much. Big month coming up. Ct scan next week to check my ascending aortic aneurism. Last year 4.1 cm hope its the same, then the 8th, cataract surgery on right eye

Kym Tuscano posted an update

8 hours ago

Deena Elani reacted to this

Got my annual echo results back! I think all looks good as key markers haven’t changed (ejection fraction/ regurgitation grade/ AA size) but there’s a bunch ...Read more

Got my annual echo results back! I think all looks good as key markers haven’t changed (ejection fraction/ regurgitation grade/ AA size) but there’s a bunch of new “jazz” under my aortic value comments. Ie: minimal stenosis diastolic flow reversal in the thoracic descending aorta, which is consistent with severe aortic regurgitation. Aortic valve gradient is early peaking. etc

seeing cardiologist Tuesday and hoping these results are good and I have bought myself another year ? Annual in 1 more year.
Any opions on the extra “jazz”

Marie Myers The bottom line indicates things haven’t changed much. Let us know what the cardiologist says. Hope ... Read more

Marie Myers The bottom line indicates things haven’t changed much. Let us know what the cardiologist says. Hopefully you get another year of watching and waiting…

Ana Brussogot a new guestbook post

15 hours ago

Ruth joy writes, "Hi Ana ,
Congratulations !!!

Ana Brusso Thank you Ruth Joy.

Earl Brighamposted a journal

18 hours ago

Well, I thought the heart cath went without any complications, but that does not seem to be the case. About 4 days following the procedure I started to ...Read more

Well, I thought the heart cath went without any complications, but that does not seem to be the case. About 4 days following the procedure I started to notice that my right leg was cramping up and my toes were going numb when I would go for walks. On November 23rd I was schedule for a CT scan as a workup for my heart valve replacement and one of the things that it showed was that I had a slight tear in my iliac artery. So, I spent 5 hours in the ER only to be sent home by the doc on the hope that the issue clears itself up. Today is November 26th and I am still having issues. I have an appointment with Dr. George Carlos, a TAVR surgeon at Providence Medical Center on November 28th and I will discuss with him.

Ana Brusso Sorry to hear your cramping issue and how it wasn’t taken care off in the ER. hopefully Dr.Carlos c ... Read more

Ana Brusso Sorry to hear your cramping issue and how it wasn’t taken care off in the ER. hopefully Dr.Carlos can provide some help. Keep us posted, be well and God bless you

Pamela Gregory Hopefully your surgeon will be able to fix the problem. You will be in good hands and Im sure they w... Read more

Pamela Gregory Hopefully your surgeon will be able to fix the problem. You will be in good hands and Im sure they will take care of you

Earl Brigham Thank you!!! It isn't something they could have taken care of in the ER so I am not upset at that... ... Read more

Earl Brigham Thank you!!! It isn't something they could have taken care of in the ER so I am not upset at that... More so, just the fact that ANOTHER problem has arisen... I will take it all in stride!!!

Earl Brighamjust updated his profile

18 hours ago

Check out the new edits to 'My Story' page by clicking here.

Tim Traubgot a new guestbook post

22 hours ago

Peggy Ackerson writes, "We are so thankful that you are doing so well after your surgery and out of the hospital and resting. Praying for a speedy recovery. We love you and Rhonda ...Read more

Peggy Ackerson writes, "We are so thankful that you are doing so well after your surgery and out of the hospital and resting. Praying for a speedy recovery. We love you and Rhonda and continue to keep you both in our prayers 💙"

Tim Traub Thanks Peggy and Larry! I can’t tell how amazing my first shower was

Larry Holt Hello Tim: I have been looking for a post from you knowing you had your surgery. I was pleased to h ... Read more

Larry Holt Hello Tim: I have been looking for a post from you knowing you had your surgery. I was pleased to hear that you are recovering well. I will have my turn next week.
Congratulations!!