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Adam Pickposted an update

40 days ago

Fidel Martínez Ruiz, Grace Mason , Alina Wilson and 2 others reacted to this

Yes! Today is National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day! What should you know about this special day which is celebrating its 10th anniversary? How can we ...Read more

Yes! Today is National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day! What should you know about this special day which is celebrating its 10th anniversary? How can we all raise awareness to this dangerous disease that will kill 25,000 people this year? Find out at -
https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2023/02/21/day/

Today Is National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day!

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2023/02/21/day/

Help us raise awareness to heart valve disease which is under-diagnosed, under-treated and deadly!

Fidel Martínez Ruiz That´s really true everywhere, Adam

Grace Mason Thank you Adam!!

Mirza Baig I have my TAVR procedure done about 18 months ago, I am feeling great

Kathy Blank Adam-What would we do without this amazing resource you created???

Ana Brusso Thank you dear hvs brother 🙏❤️

Adam Pickposted an update

61 days ago

Did you know that aortic stenosis impacts women's hearts differently than men's hearts? That is just one of the many insights we learned on Thursday during ...Read more

Did you know that aortic stenosis impacts women's hearts differently than men's hearts? That is just one of the many insights we learned on Thursday during our educational webinar, "6 Expert Tips for Women with Aortic Stenosis", with Dr. Katie Berlacher, Dr. Zarina Sharalaya and Marcus Burns, DNP.

To learn more, here's a link where you can download the new free eBook and/or watch the webinar video. I hope these new educational resources help all the wonderful women in our community who are struggling with aortic stenosis!

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/learning/6-tips-aortic-stenosis-women/

Free eBook: 6 Expert Tips for Women with Aortic Stenosis

http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/learning/6-tips-aortic-stenosis-women/

Download our free eBook, “6 Expert Tips for Women with Aortic Stenosis", with Dr. Katie Berlacher, Dr. Zarina Sharalaya and Marcus Burns, DNP.

Adam Pickposted an update

70 days ago

Jonathan Thoms reacted to this

Hey Everybody! I'm hosting a live educational webinar about congenital aortic valve disease Thursday at 6pm EST. If you like, you can learn more about it and ...Read more

Hey Everybody! I'm hosting a live educational webinar about congenital aortic valve disease Thursday at 6pm EST. If you like, you can learn more about it and register for the event at this link - https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2026/01/17/patient-webinar-advances-congenital-aortic-disease/

Join 400 Aortic Valve Patients on Thursday’s Webinar

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2026/01/17/patient-webinar-advances-congenital-aortic-disease/

You're Invited! During this FREE webinar, you'll learn the newest medical advances for the lifetime management & treatment of congenital aortic valve disease.

Adam Pickposted an update

91 days ago

Pamela Gregory, Ercan Afacan, Kevin Carmelengo and 6 others reacted to this

Happy New Year! Wishing you a wonderfully memorable and healthy 2026!

Pamela Gregory Happy New Year Adam! Thank you for all you do!

Richard Munson

Ana Brusso Same to you Adam 🙏❤️

Rose Madura Happy New Year Adam. 👍

Fidel Martínez Ruiz Happy and fruitful 2026 Adam

Deena Z Happy New Year Pick family! Looks like great weather.

Adam Pickposted an update

111 days ago

Thomas Brusstar, Ercan Afacan, Pamela Gregory and 7 others reacted to this

20 Years! OMG! I really can’t believe it. Thanks so much to everybody in our community for your ongoing support of me and each other. It is a gift, honor ...Read more

20 Years! OMG! I really can’t believe it. Thanks so much to everybody in our community for your ongoing support of me and each other. It is a gift, honor and privilege to know you, the wonderful people who come together at HVS. Here’s to another 20 years! Happy Holidays! https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2025/12/18/20-year-anniversary/

Patient Story: Adam Celebrates 20th Heart Surgery Anniversary

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2025/12/18/20-year-anniversary/

Woo-Hoo!!! The founder of HeartValveSurgery.com, Adam Pick, celebrates his 20th heart valve surgery anniversary.

J Alexander Lassally Many congratulations on 20. A true trailblazer in this space - and visionary for how to elevate the e ... Read more

J Alexander Lassally Many congratulations on 20. A true trailblazer in this space - and visionary for how to elevate the experience for others.

El McRae Wow, 20 years. You are amazing. I don’t think I would have made my surgery decision to proceed or f ... Read more

El McRae Wow, 20 years. You are amazing. I don’t think I would have made my surgery decision to proceed or felt so confident had I not found this site, read your book and attended web sessions. If anyone asks me, which they do, and they need information and support, I send them right to your site.

Thank you Adam. Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season. I hope I’ll still be here posting the day I reach 20 years.

Valerie Allen Adam, congratulations on this milestone! You are a role model and friend to all of us! 💕

Judy S Congratulations on this amazing anniversary! You turned a very difficult personal time into a platfor ... Read more

Judy S Congratulations on this amazing anniversary! You turned a very difficult personal time into a platform that has helped so many of us over the years. I was so happy to find this community when I needed aortic valve surgery and am relying on it again as my sister now has to deal with the same situation. Thank you for making such a difference in all our lives! Here’s to the next 20!

Rose Madura Happy Anniversary Adam! Your site made my journey much easier to travel. I'm proud to be known as on ... Read more

Rose Madura Happy Anniversary Adam! Your site made my journey much easier to travel. I'm proud to be known as one of your many angels. 😇

George Gardopee Congrats Adam! I’ll echo everyone else’s sentiments- your site and the information it contains an ... Read more

George Gardopee Congrats Adam! I’ll echo everyone else’s sentiments- your site and the information it contains and the stories and support of the members here had a huge, positive impact on my own experience. I will always be grateful.

Jeffrey Sweatlock Congratulations Adam! Thank you so much for turning your "lemons" into our lemonade. Because of your ... Read more

Jeffrey Sweatlock Congratulations Adam! Thank you so much for turning your "lemons" into our lemonade. Because of your experiences, insight, inspiration, and courage to "do", you gave the everyday people of the WORLD an amazing resource. Certainly for me, and I'm sure everyone would agree, YOU have made a difference in OUR LIVES. Keep on Posting!

Richard Munson Congratulations from massachusetts

Corey Potter Congratulations on your 20 year anniversary! A real testament to how effective the Ross procedure ca ... Read more

Corey Potter Congratulations on your 20 year anniversary! A real testament to how effective the Ross procedure can be. In that twenty years you have touched many people and given them hope and courage. Thank you for all you do, but more importantly, congratulations on your own journey and successful story.

Pamela Gregory Amazing! Congratulations for 20 years and many, many more!!!

Susan Lynn Congratulations on 20 years!!

Aaron Bader Congratulations Adam! So much inspiration from your story and what you've built here. Reading what ... Read more

Aaron Bader Congratulations Adam! So much inspiration from your story and what you've built here. Reading what others have posted here, without question, the most impactful thing you've done is create community and a gathering place for people where they can share every bit of the journey, embrace each other through every up and down, and know that never, ever, are they in it alone. Thank you for that and in the spirit of how you always sign your messages, may we all keep on tickin'!

Patricia Miller Congratulations Adam! 20 yrs is amazing.
Thank you for your tireless dedication to this communit ... Read more

Patricia Miller Congratulations Adam! 20 yrs is amazing.
Thank you for your tireless dedication to this community. Your ongoing resources and support have impacted so many lives. I am forever grateful.

Adam Pick Thanks everybody! Reading your comments has made waking up this morning absolutely wonderful. Again... Read more

Adam Pick Thanks everybody! Reading your comments has made waking up this morning absolutely wonderful. Again, thank you, thank you, thank you! Have a wonderful holidays!!!

Melinda Donahue I am so grateful.

Michael Chaisty Congratulations!!

Ginny Turner Congratulations on your 20th anniversary, Adam! Your dedication to this site has provided patients wi ... Read more

Ginny Turner Congratulations on your 20th anniversary, Adam! Your dedication to this site has provided patients with excellent resources and information, as well as the support and encouragement from so many fellow heart valve surgery patients. For me, it made all the difference in my experience almost four years ago. Thank you so much!

Kathy Ozio Congratulations! You do an amazing job and this site has been so helpful to so many. And ditto everyo ... Read more

Kathy Ozio Congratulations! You do an amazing job and this site has been so helpful to so many. And ditto everyone's comments!

Dan Fouratt Happy Anniversary, thank you for taking a unfortunate event and turning it in to this game changing s ... Read more

Dan Fouratt Happy Anniversary, thank you for taking a unfortunate event and turning it in to this game changing site.

Andrew Dial WOW Congrats Adam!!!!!!!!

susan harris Adam, i was on your site for one of your original posts my son was 8 at the time and i found you bc i ... Read more

susan harris Adam, i was on your site for one of your original posts my son was 8 at the time and i found you bc i was freaking out about starting him on blood pressure meds. i truly would have lost it multiple times over past 20 years without this group! Thank you!

Adam Pickposted an update

131 days ago

Pamela Gregory, Darrell Malone, Fidel Martínez Ruiz and 1 other reacted to this

On behalf of Robyn, Ethan and Bodie, I want to wish you and all the members of this community a joyful holiday and a heart full of gratitude. I hope your... Read more

On behalf of Robyn, Ethan and Bodie, I want to wish you and all the members of this community a joyful holiday and a heart full of gratitude. I hope your day is filled with great food, warm laughter, and the company of people you love. Happy Thanksgiving!

Adam Pick "Happy Thanksgiving!" says Bodie

Richard Munson Shadow says thank you bodie

Rose Madura Happy Thanksgiving to you Adam, and your beautiful family! 🦃🦃🎉❤️‍🩹

Melinda Donahue Happy Thanksgiving!! Special thank you for providing us with all the support thru this special site. ... Read more

Melinda Donahue Happy Thanksgiving!! Special thank you for providing us with all the support thru this special site.

Valerie Allen Adam, thank you for all you’ve done, and continue to do! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. ... Read more

Valerie Allen Adam, thank you for all you’ve done, and continue to do! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. 💕

Susan Lynn Happy Thanksgiving to you, your beautiful family, and the entire HVS team!

Pamela Gregory Happy Thanksgiving Adam! Great pictures and Thank You! for this site

Michael Smith Happy Thanksgiving as well! Appreciate you and all on this site 🙏

Adam Pick Thanks for the kind words! Bodie says, "Happy Thanksgiving Shadow!"

Eric Hanson Thanks Adam for the well wishes as well as for this site and the great support it provides to everyon ... Read more

Eric Hanson Thanks Adam for the well wishes as well as for this site and the great support it provides to everyone.

Adam Pickposted an update

142 days ago

Hey Everybody! There has been a lot of good talk in our community about the Ross Procedure. As you may know, I had the Ross performed nearly 20 years ago... Read more

Hey Everybody! There has been a lot of good talk in our community about the Ross Procedure. As you may know, I had the Ross performed nearly 20 years ago after I received a surprise diagnosis of aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation. Since the Ross Procedure, I am thankful to share that I have not needed a re-operation and I do not take blood thinners.

To educate patients and increase awareness to the Ross Procedure, I am hosting a live webinar with Dr. Vaughn Starnes, my surgeon, and Dr. Craig Baker this Thursday, November 13, at 6pm EST.

Already, more than 300 patients have registered for this special community event. To learn more and join us, please click https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2025/11/08/ross-procedure-webinar-2/

Hope to see you on the webinar!

Adam

Patient Webinar: Advantages of the Ross Procedure

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2025/11/08/ross-procedure-webinar-2/

You're invited! Join our live patient webinar, "Advantages of the Ross Procedure", with Dr. Vaughn Starnes and Dr. Craig Baker of Keck Medicine of USC.

Adam Pickposted an update

151 days ago

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Hi everybody, We just completed a significant update to the "back-end" of the website in which we implemented an upgrade to our database system. We are... Read more

Hi everybody, We just completed a significant update to the "back-end" of the website in which we implemented an upgrade to our database system. We are currently running a global test to ensure everything is working. If you notice any issues, would you please post here so that we can fix any bugs that you detect.

Thanks for your help!!!

Deena Z You got it!

Adam Pick Thanks Deena!

Adam Pickposted an update

151 days ago

WEBSITE UPDATE TODAY AT 8AM PST: Hi everybody, We'll be making several updates to the website this morning starting at 8am PST. You will be able to use the ...Read more

WEBSITE UPDATE TODAY AT 8AM PST: Hi everybody, We'll be making several updates to the website this morning starting at 8am PST. You will be able to use the website during the update. However, If you notice any issues with the website, please be patient. Thanks, Adam (patient and website founder guy)

Adam Pickposted an update

152 days ago

Hey everybody, We are making several updates to the website this morning. You will be able to use the website during the update. However, If you notice any ...Read more

Hey everybody, We are making several updates to the website this morning. You will be able to use the website during the update. However, If you notice any issues with the website, please be patient. Thanks, Adam (patient and website founder guy)

Adam Pickposted an update

257 days ago

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Hey everybody, Happy Weekend! In case you missed it... Yesterday, we had a great educational patient webinar about six common patient misconceptions of heart ...Read more

Hey everybody, Happy Weekend! In case you missed it... Yesterday, we had a great educational patient webinar about six common patient misconceptions of heart valve surgery with Dr. Malaisrie. I just posted the video replay if you want to check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnfQQa8dgkI

Patient Webinar: 6 Misconceptions of Heart Valve Surgery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnfQQa8dgkI

https://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - During this special webinar, you will learn the top 6 patient misconceptions of heart valve surgery. The featured spea...

Kimberly Eisenhut Sorry I missed this one, I am glad to have been able to watch it though.

Adam Pick Hey Kim, It was a really great and very interactive webinar with Dr. Malaisrie answering many patient ... Read more

Adam Pick Hey Kim, It was a really great and very interactive webinar with Dr. Malaisrie answering many patient questions in real-time. So many excellent questions were asked by the patients in our community. Fyi, I just posted an eBook for the webinar. If people prefer to read than watch, you click this link - https://bit.ly/40siwGq.

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/6-Misconceptions-of-Heart-Valve-Surgery-eBook.pdf

Kimberly Eisenhut Thank you Adam

Adam Pickposted an update

326 days ago

divya gangadharan, Susan Lynn, Valerie Allen and 6 others reacted to this

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms in our community!

Ana Brusso Thank you my dear brother Adam. Happy Mother’s Day to your beautiful wife. 🙏❤️🌹🪷🌺� ... Read more

Ana Brusso Thank you my dear brother Adam. Happy Mother’s Day to your beautiful wife. 🙏❤️🌹🪷🌺🪷🌼🌻

Fidel Martínez Ruiz Nice family, congratulations Adam! Best wishes

Pamela Gregory Thank Adam! Wow your son is an exact blend of you and your wife

Rose Madura Beautiful picture!

Deena Z Grow-up son! Tall! Making mom proud on her day.

Robert Miller Is that in Southern CA? Did your son have some special event as he is wearing a suit on the beach... ... Read more

Robert Miller Is that in Southern CA? Did your son have some special event as he is wearing a suit on the beach... Happy Mother's Day to all the great moms...

Adam Pickposted an update

396 days ago

Peyton Davies, Susan Lynn, Allen Carkner reacted to this

Hey everybody! Tomorrow, I will be on Facebook LIVE at 2pm EST at a Ross Procedure Training Course being taught by my surgeon, Dr. Vaughn Starnes. This is going ...Read more

Hey everybody! Tomorrow, I will be on Facebook LIVE at 2pm EST at a Ross Procedure Training Course being taught by my surgeon, Dr. Vaughn Starnes. This is going to be amazing as we all go inside a real cardiac surgery "wet lab" at USC. If you want to join me, here are the details - https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2025/03/06/ross-procedure-training/

Join Me LIVE In A Ross Procedure Training Course!

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2025/03/06/ross-procedure-training/

Special Inside Access! See a live "Ross Procedure Training Course" taught by Dr. Vaughn Starnes at Keck Medicine of USC.

Andrew Dial YESSSS!!

Adam Pick

Fidel Martínez Ruiz Great !!!

Allen Carkner So neat! Thank you for sharing to this community the option of the Ross Procedure. It was a pleasure ... Read more

Allen Carkner So neat! Thank you for sharing to this community the option of the Ross Procedure. It was a pleasure to see our Surgeon Dr Starnes again.

Andrew Dial Thank you Adam!

Adam Pickposted an update

456 days ago

Christopher T, Rose Madura, Meredith Bray and 5 others reacted to this

Happy New Year Everybody! Robyn, Ethan and I are wishing all of the wonderful people in this community a very happy and healthy 2025!

Richard Munson

Rose Madura Happy New Year to you Adam and to your beautiful family.

Suzette Schear Happy New Year Adam. What an awesome family photo.

Ana Brusso Happy New Year to you my dear hvs brother Adam and your beautiful family 🎉🎊🙏❤️

Pamela Gregory Happy New Year Adam!!!

Grace Mason Happy New Year Adam and family! Wishing you a wonderful new year 🎆🎊

Susan Lynn Happy New Year! 🎆🍾🥂💖

Anna Ma Happy New Year Adam!! What a great family picture!

BRENDA JUNIEL Happy New Year

Susan Dunne Sorry I'm late to respond but I am here now. Great photo Adam. I am thankful to you for starting H ... Read more

Susan Dunne Sorry I'm late to respond but I am here now. Great photo Adam. I am thankful to you for starting Heart Valve Surgery .com... Just reading the posts has helped me so much!

Adam Pickposted an update

491 days ago

Ana Brusso, Kimberly Eisenhut, Pamela Gregory and 1 other reacted to this

As many of you know... Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. The turkey. The stuffing. The cranberries. The pumpkin pie. Family. Friends. And, most importantly, ...Read more

As many of you know... Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. The turkey. The stuffing. The cranberries. The pumpkin pie. Family. Friends. And, most importantly, the dedicated time to reflect on all there is to be thankful for.

As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, I am reminded of a quote from Jefferson Bethke who wrote, “Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.”

On behalf of Robyn, my wife, Ethan, our 15-year old son, and Bodie, our pup, we are so thankful for you and all the wonderful members of the HeartValveSurgery.com community!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Adam

Adam Pick Bodie says "Happy Thanksgiving!" too!!!

Ana Brusso Happy Thanksgiving dear hvs brother and family and Bodie. God bless you 🙏❤️🤗😍🦃🍁

Adam Pick Right back atcha Ana! Happy Thanksgiving!

Brad DeMarco Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Adam.

Kimberly Eisenhut Happy Thanksgiving Adam and everyone in our HVS family

Deena Z Happy Thanksgiving to the Pick family.— Commander Adam, Robyn, Ethan and baby Bodie! (Ethan has gr ... Read more

Deena Z Happy Thanksgiving to the Pick family.— Commander Adam, Robyn, Ethan and baby Bodie! (Ethan has grown up a lot in one year. )

Valerie Allen Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for all you do for this community💕

Rose Madura Happy Thanksgiving Adam and family and to all the heart warriors!

susan harris Adam, i don’t mean to speak for others but i think many are same as me-we will give thanks around ... Read more

susan harris Adam, i don’t mean to speak for others but i think many are same as me-we will give thanks around our table for you, the tireless hours you put in and the always positive encouragement you give. it is often at our lowest, most vulnerable times and i so appreciate you and all you do! And for your family who allows you to take time away from them and supports all or us. Happy Thanksgiving.

Grace Mason Blessings to you and your family!

Susan Lynn Happy Thanksgiving to you and your beautiful family!

Adam Pickposted a journal

518 days ago

Adam Pick reacted to this

Hey Everybody, We just implemented several updates to the "Heart Notification System" for all the members in our community. If you find any issues with... Read more

Hey Everybody, We just implemented several updates to the "Heart Notification System" for all the members in our community. If you find any issues with the system, can you please let me know? Thanks so much!!! Adam (Patient & Website Founder Guy)

Robert Miller In the top right, I see hearts which indicate new messages for posts I responded to previously. The m ... Read more

Robert Miller In the top right, I see hearts which indicate new messages for posts I responded to previously. The messages are not highlighted with a gray background anymore, though. So I don't know which threads have new messages.
Unrelated to this, I still think it would be a great option to blend out all the ""Check out the new edits to 'My Story' page'. I don't read those. And thanks for this website...

Adam Pick Robert, Thanks for letting me know. A couple quick thoughts.

The gray background notifications indic... Read more

Adam Pick Robert, Thanks for letting me know. A couple quick thoughts.

The gray background notifications indicate that you have not clicked on them yet. They do not indicate whether or not you have responded to them. Once you click the gray background notifications, they turn white.

I see what you are saying about the ‘My Story' updates. I will look into that immediately.

Thanks for the feedback!!

Robert Miller Thanks for the clarification but that's not how I understand it worked. There is that red or gray hea ... Read more

Robert Miller Thanks for the clarification but that's not how I understand it worked. There is that red or gray heart, depending on the status. When you already looked at all the messages that you responded to and that someone else later responded to, then the heart is gray (nothing new to posts you responded to). If you responded to a message and someone else later on also responded but you didn't read it yet, then the heart turns red and on the right side is the number of unread messages. Then you can click on the heart, it shows a list only with messages to which you responded. The ones with a white background are the ones you already looked at the latest response from others. The ones with the gray background are the ones you responded to but didn't read the latest post from other members. That's how I thought this is working.

And thanks for looking into the "My Story" posts. Some might want to read them but I don't so if I can filter them all out via a setting, that would be awesome. If not, I just keep skipping over them.

Adam Pickposted an update

520 days ago

Deena Z, Robert Miller reacted to this

Hi Everybody! Fyi, we are continuing to make several updates to our community section today. If you notice any issues, please be patient as we implement... Read more

Hi Everybody! Fyi, we are continuing to make several updates to our community section today. If you notice any issues, please be patient as we implement the updates. Thanks so much!

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Adam Pickposted an update

526 days ago

Vikram Kaushik, Pamela Gregory, Tom Ryson reacted to this

Hey everybody, We're making some updates to our "Heart Notification System" for logged in users. If you notice some issues with your notifications, please ...Read more

Hey everybody, We're making some updates to our "Heart Notification System" for logged in users. If you notice some issues with your notifications, please know that we are working on this. Thanks for your patience! Adam

Sue Maize Thanks Adam—I wondered why I had 189 notifications within an hour! 😊

Suzette Schear I had 70 notifications. It’s normally way lower. I also can’t change the que from unread to rea ... Read more

Suzette Schear I had 70 notifications. It’s normally way lower. I also can’t change the que from unread to read.

Robert Miller Great! I wish I could somehow ignore/filter out all the "Check out the new edits" posts.

Robert Miller Btw, I do have like 32 hearts showing up. A heart should usually just show up when someone responded... Read more

Robert Miller Btw, I do have like 32 hearts showing up. A heart should usually just show up when someone responded to a message I responded to and that I didn't read yet. But now it seems to count hearts even for messages I already read. I didn't clear cookies yet. Maybe that would fix it. Better start eating those cookies...

Adam Pick Thanks for the feedback. We're woking on it. Yummy cookies. Let me know what happens when you clear ... Read more

Adam Pick Thanks for the feedback. We're woking on it. Yummy cookies. Let me know what happens when you clear your cookies. My gut tells me the count will be the same.

Sue Maize Well, it went from 189 to 171 for no obvious reason. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Robert Miller I didn't clean out the yummy cookies but I opened a window in incognito mode and then logged into thi ... Read more

Robert Miller I didn't clean out the yummy cookies but I opened a window in incognito mode and then logged into this forum from there. It shows the same number of messages/hearts next to the right side of "News". At least, the messages that I didn't read yet do show up with a light gray background rather than a white background for the messages I read. So no big deal but of course it would be nice if that's fixed.

Suzette Schear Thanks the notifications went down to 4

Robert Miller Now I see the correct number of hearts/unread messages. I still wish there was a way to filter for ju ... Read more

Robert Miller Now I see the correct number of hearts/unread messages. I still wish there was a way to filter for just direct messages rather than comments and updates on personal profiles.

Sue Maize Looks like it’s all working again—thanks Adam! 😊

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Adam Pick Hey everybody! We've come across a few more issues with our notification system. Thanks for your pat... Read more

Adam Pick Hey everybody! We've come across a few more issues with our notification system. Thanks for your patience!!!

Adam Pickposted an update

528 days ago

Max Jam, Grace Mason , Valerie Allen reacted to this

Together, this community is making a difference in the lives of people struggling with heart disease. Thanks sooooooo much for your support of each other,... Read more

Together, this community is making a difference in the lives of people struggling with heart disease. Thanks sooooooo much for your support of each other, this website and... Nsimire!!! Much love, Adam https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/10/21/nsimire/

Nsimire Gets Life-Saving Heart Surgery in Uganda!

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/10/21/nsimire/

Wonderful News! HeartValveSurgery.com just helped Nsimire, an 8-year-old girl from Uganda, get life-saving heart surgery!

Deena Z Beautiful.

Ana Brusso Good job dear hvs brother. Congratulations to Nsimire. 🙏❤️😍

Sue Maize ❤️🙌🏻

Adam Pickposted an update

538 days ago

Valerie Allen, Andrew Dial reacted to this

Hey everybody, We had an amazing webinar yesterday about bicuspid aortic valve therapy with the Mayo Clinic. In case you missed it, here is the video replay ...Read more

Hey everybody, We had an amazing webinar yesterday about bicuspid aortic valve therapy with the Mayo Clinic. In case you missed it, here is the video replay we just posted on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW3PuWTzA8s

Patient Webinar: Advances in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Therapy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW3PuWTzA8s

https://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - During this educational webinar, you will learn critical insights about new innovations for bicuspid aortic valve thera...

Adam Pickposted an update

569 days ago

Hey everybody, Quick question: Is anybody having trouble accessing this website. I just received a few complaints that our firewall is intermittently blocking ...Read more

Hey everybody, Quick question: Is anybody having trouble accessing this website. I just received a few complaints that our firewall is intermittently blocking a few patients from the website. Is that happening to you? Thanks, Adam

Marie Myers Not a problem here..

Adam Pick Thanks Marie!

Chris Hall All good here in Kentucky

Adam Pick Thanks for letting me know Chris!

Richard Munson Loud and clear.

Adam Pick Great Richard. Thanks!

Robert Miller No issue here, either. I still wish I wouldn't get all the "Check out the new edits" and quoted messa ... Read more

Robert Miller No issue here, either. I still wish I wouldn't get all the "Check out the new edits" and quoted messages and not having all the links above the learning center. For now I just skip all message that start with anything like "Check out...", quotes, etc Just some feedback. All in all, this is about the best forum for heart surgeries... Great job!!!

Susan Lynn No problem, Adam.

Ana Brusso Had issues this afternoon. I just got in, no problem

Grace Mason I did get logged out, which has never happened before in more than a year, and I wasn't able to post. ... Read more

Grace Mason I did get logged out, which has never happened before in more than a year, and I wasn't able to post. Once I saw the "sign in" and signed back in all was good again.

Rose Madura Had a few issues, yes but it seems ok now.

Rose Madura Well, now it seems to be locking up sporadically. 🤷

Deena Z Nope not at all.

Susan Dunne Ok here in Albuquerque

Adam Pick Thanks for the updates everybody. Much appreciated. I am most concerned if you are seeing "Firewall" ... Read more

Adam Pick Thanks for the updates everybody. Much appreciated. I am most concerned if you are seeing "Firewall" notices that do not let you access the site. We recently implemented new firewall systems to minimize potential spam from countries that are known to deploy malicious activities. Have you seen any notices saying, "You cannot access the site"?

Robert Miller Works here. Two different computers, one Win10 one Win11 and trying both Chrome and Edge.

Rose Madura I did get a firewall message once but then it stopped. After that it hung up. Seems ok now. I use my ... Read more

Rose Madura I did get a firewall message once but then it stopped. After that it hung up. Seems ok now. I use my Google Pixel 8a phone to access.

Patricia Miller No firewall alert for me. All good.

Deena Z No, not on laptop nor Apple phone.

Abhishek Sharma No, its working flawless.

Adam Pickposted an update

632 days ago

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Today is a good day. Thanks to your support, I am happy to share that our community just sponsored the life-saving cardiac surgery of Patrick Kalikodi, a 13-year-old ...Read more

Today is a good day. Thanks to your support, I am happy to share that our community just sponsored the life-saving cardiac surgery of Patrick Kalikodi, a 13-year-old boy from Uganda who is struggling with severe heart valve disease. Together, we are making a difference! Learn about Patrick and his upcoming surgery at https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/07/05/gift-of-life-patient-patrick/.

We Sponsor Patrick's Life-Saving Heart Surgery in Uganda!

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/07/05/gift-of-life-patient-patrick/

Wonderful News! HeartValveSurgery.com just sponsored the life-saving heart surgery of Patrick, a courageous 13-year old boy from Uganda!

Sue Maize Oh Adam! I love that we are part of this as a community! I’ve been to Uganda and fell in love with ... Read more

Sue Maize Oh Adam! I love that we are part of this as a community! I’ve been to Uganda and fell in love with the kids there—please keep us updated on Patrick’s and others’ conditions. ❤️‍🩹🙏🏻🥰

Adam Pick Thanks for the kind words Sue! It really is amazing how this community is making a difference all ov ... Read more

Adam Pick Thanks for the kind words Sue! It really is amazing how this community is making a difference all over the world. Thanks so much for your support! And... Wow... Great to hear you made it to Uganda. Getting there is definitely on my bucket list.

Grace Mason I hope to see Patrick next year with a football in hand and running as much as his heart desires.

Valerie Allen I just love this! Thanks Adam 💕

Deena Z So awesome!! Patrick will be able to feel like a kid again after November and realize that dreams do ... Read more

Deena Z So awesome!! Patrick will be able to feel like a kid again after November and realize that dreams do come true. Gift of life does not get any better.

Adam Pickposted an update

637 days ago

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Happy July 4th to our friends in the USA! Wishing you a fun day of hot dogs, hamburgers, fireworks, friends, family and more!

Kimberly Eisenhut Happy 4TH to you also

and to all the Heart Warriors

Ana Brusso Thank you dear bro, I’m doing all that you mentioned. Happy 4th of July! Be safe but enjoy it! 🙏 ... Read more

Ana Brusso Thank you dear bro, I’m doing all that you mentioned. Happy 4th of July! Be safe but enjoy it! 🙏❤️🇺🇸🗽🎊🎉🎈🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Tom Ryson Test comment on Update not photo.

Adam Pickposted an update

642 days ago

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Hey Everybody!

During the past 3 weeks, our wonderful programming team has implemented over 100 changes to the code that powers the Community section at... Read more

Hey Everybody!

During the past 3 weeks, our wonderful programming team has implemented over 100 changes to the code that powers the Community section at HeartValveSurgery.com.

The main goal of these updates was to accelerate the speed that any given page in the Community section loads on phone, tablet, laptop and/or desktop. We noticed, over the past few months, that our page speeds were getting slow because of all the features and the posts in the Community.

While we have a few more updates to go, I am happy to report that we have been able to decrease page load times up to 70% in some instances. Woo-Hoo!!!!

This required the development and implementation of many database enhancements and new strategies for ensuring the "Notifications" feature was optimized.

In addition to speeding up the website, we also spent a good amount of time optimizing several other features across the Community including faster YouTube playback capabilities, article/URL graph and meta data recognition, and more.

Again, we have a few more updates to complete. That said, if you are noticing anything that is not working correctly, please be patient with us as we complete the Community update.

As always, thanks for your extraordinary support of each other! I am so thankful to be a part of the wonderful community of people.

Have a nice weekend!
Adam

Valerie Allen Great job Adam and team!

Michelle Persson Wonderful!

Grace Mason Wow! It IS loading noticably faster! Love the upgrades, Adam!

Deena Z Thanks, Adam for telling us and for the updates! Everything runs so smoothly on HVS.com and is so u ... Read more

Deena Z Thanks, Adam for telling us and for the updates! Everything runs so smoothly on HVS.com and is so user friendly that I often don't realize how much technical work it takes to do such. Have a good weekend!

Adam Pick Woo-Hoo!!! Thanks Valerie, Michelle, Grace and Deena!!!

Daneen Douglas Everything is moving much faster! Thank you Adam!

Allen Carkner Great improvement Adam! My surgeon’s PA Bob recently said he had been keeping tabs on my posts on h ... Read more

Allen Carkner Great improvement Adam! My surgeon’s PA Bob recently said he had been keeping tabs on my posts on here. I was surprised he was so active on here. Makes me wonder what other doctors and surgeons see our questions and concerns. It’s kind of neat that this is a public resource.

Tom Ryson Test Tuesday at 3pm PST.

Adam Pickposted an update

655 days ago

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Happy Father’s Day to all the Heart Warrior Dads in our community!!!

Nancy Bukowski Great pic, Adam!

BRENDA JUNIEL

BRENDA JUNIEL Happy Father's day Adam!

Grace Mason Happy Father's Day Adam!

Rose Madura Great picture Adam. Happy Father's Day to you! ❤️‍🩹

Maggie Ma What a happy and beautiful fami

Adam Pickposted an update

664 days ago

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Hi everybody! Fyi, we're making some updates to the Community section of HeartValveSurgery.com right now. The updates are intended to enhance the page loading ...Read more

Hi everybody! Fyi, we're making some updates to the Community section of HeartValveSurgery.com right now. The updates are intended to enhance the page loading of the website. That said, if you experience any issues, please don't get frustrated. Please know that we are making the system updates as I type this note. Thanks for your patience!!! Adam (patient and website founder)

Adam Pickposted an update

768 days ago

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Hey Everybody! Thanks for making National Heart Valve Awareness Day so special. Our webinar last night was amazing! In case you missed it, here is a... Read more

Hey Everybody! Thanks for making National Heart Valve Awareness Day so special. Our webinar last night was amazing! In case you missed it, here is a video playback of the webinar that I just posted. There was A LOT of great information shared on the webinar. Hope you enjoy it! Thanks again for all of your support of our community!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJjsuf7sLV8?rel=0

Patient Webinar: 8 Must-Know Tips for Heart Valve Disease Patients

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJjsuf7sLV8

https://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - To celebrate National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, HeartValveSurgery.com hosted a FREE and LIVE webinar to share ...

Daneen Douglas Such a great webinar!

Ana Brusso Very informative. Thank you hvs brother Adam 👍🙏❤️

Melinda Donahue I missed it due to a work obligation. Thank you so much for posting!

Adam Pickposted an update

770 days ago

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Happy National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day Everybody!!! I hope to see you all later today on the free and live webinar as we celebrate this special day ...Read more

Happy National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day Everybody!!! I hope to see you all later today on the free and live webinar as we celebrate this special day and have some fun with the "Heart Valve Day Giveaway". Already, we have over 1,200 patients from our community registered for the webinar which will begin at 6pm EST. Again, I hope to connect with you then! To learn more and register, click this link - https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/02/22/webinar/.

Join 1,200 Heart Valve Patients on Today’s Webinar!

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/02/22/webinar/

Amazing!!! Join 1,200 patients on today's special webinar, "8 Must-Know Tips for Heart Valve Patients", to learn from world-renowned heart valve experts.

c w Happy Valve Disease Awareness Day, Adam! And thanks for this site, where every day is Valve Disease A ... Read more

c w Happy Valve Disease Awareness Day, Adam! And thanks for this site, where every day is Valve Disease Awareness Day!

Andrea Babcock Happy Valve Disease Awareness Day Adam and fellow Valve Patient Community! We are so thankful for th... Read more

Andrea Babcock Happy Valve Disease Awareness Day Adam and fellow Valve Patient Community! We are so thankful for this website, community and Adam's great book.

Rob Nielsen Thanks Adam for the Webinar, it was excellent and informative!

Daneen Douglas It was awesome! Very informative and I gained some valuable tips from the experts. Even one of the ... Read more

Daneen Douglas It was awesome! Very informative and I gained some valuable tips from the experts. Even one of the questions answered regarding a fib post surgery was a question I had prior!

c w Thanks for putting that together! Would you please post the questions that were asked and answered in ... Read more

c w Thanks for putting that together! Would you please post the questions that were asked and answered in the chat somewhere? I had only read a couple before the session ended and the window closed. Thanks, Adam!

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770 days ago

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Hey Everybody! Tomorrow is National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day! To celebrate, we're going to do a Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway! To learn more... Read more

Hey Everybody! Tomorrow is National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day! To celebrate, we're going to do a Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway! To learn more, please click this link - https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/02/21/day-patient-giveaway/.

Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway!!!

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/02/21/day-patient-giveaway/

Win free HeartValveSurgery.com shirts, hats, water bottles and more in our Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway!

Daneen Douglas I can't wait! Already signed up! I'm looking forward to hearing all of the great information from t... Read more

Daneen Douglas I can't wait! Already signed up! I'm looking forward to hearing all of the great information from these awesome doctors. It would be great to bring some swag to the hospital for my upcoming surgery or have at home for my recovery!

Adam Pick Awesome Daneen!!! This is going to be fun and educational!!!

Pam Dahl Can’t wait to hear all the great information tomorrow!

Rose Madura I wanted to sign up but can't make it at the scheduled time. 😥

Nancy Bukowski I have signed up as well and looking forward to it!

Dan Fouratt i am like rose, want to be there but cannot. Will you post it?

Daneen Douglas It was awesome! Very informative and I gained some valuable tips from the experts. Even one of the ... Read more

Daneen Douglas It was awesome! Very informative and I gained some valuable tips from the experts. Even one of the questions answered regarding a fib post surgery was a question I had prior!

Nancy Bukowski https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJjsuf7sLV8

Nancy Bukowski That is the link to the webinar: Patient Webinar: 8 Must-Know Tips for Heart Valve Patients.

Nancy Bukowski And I agree with Daneen,,, it was awesome! Valuable information and thoughtful questions- thank you, ... Read more

Nancy Bukowski And I agree with Daneen,,, it was awesome! Valuable information and thoughtful questions- thank you, Adam!

Adam Pickposted an update

772 days ago

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Hey Everybody! As you may know... This Thursday is National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day!!! To celebrate, I'm hosting a special patient webinar titled... Read more

Hey Everybody! As you may know... This Thursday is National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day!!! To celebrate, I'm hosting a special patient webinar titled, "8 Must-Know Tips for Heart Valve Patients", to help educate our community. To learn more and register for the FREE and LIVE webinar, go to this link - https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2024/02/15/national-disease-day-webinar/. Hope to see you on the webinar!!!