Richard King - Heart Valve Journal

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58 days ago

Major shout out to the Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital in Plano, TX. Mitral valve repair surgery on June 2nd performed by Dr. Kelley Hutchenson ...Read more

Major shout out to the Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital in Plano, TX. Mitral valve repair surgery on June 2nd performed by Dr. Kelley Hutchenson and her team. Superb follow-up care by nurses Juby, Maddy and Karen as well as the others on the respiratory and physical therapy teams. Discharged today, June 5th. Feeling good and ready to get rehab going.

Kimberly Eisenhut Wow Richard, that was fast! So happy to see you are doing so well

Daisy Tanner Wow is right! Thank you for updating us. Glad you're back home and may the rest of your recovery be ... Read more

Daisy Tanner Wow is right! Thank you for updating us. Glad you're back home and may the rest of your recovery be smooth and quick.

Rose Madura Wonderful to hear! Remember that slow and steady wins the race. Thanks for the update. 👍

Deena Z Wow-wee. That’s one short stay with enthusiasm. Fantastic. Did you minimally invasive or are you j ... Read more

Deena Z Wow-wee. That’s one short stay with enthusiasm. Fantastic. Did you minimally invasive or are you just that mighty!?

Ana Brusso Congratulations Richard. Blessings 🙏❤️

Richard King Minimal invasive operation. Scar is a little more than anticipated but that is not why I opted for m ... Read more

Richard King Minimal invasive operation. Scar is a little more than anticipated but that is not why I opted for minimal invasive. Walking 4 times per day, 30 minutes each time. Began using a treadmill at 2 mph today. Hope to be up to at least 3mph before cardiac rehab begins and build on the stamina.

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266 days ago

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Good afternoon. I need a Mitral valve repair and a bypass of the LAD. I know they can be done minimally invasive, but can they be done during the same procedure? ...Read more

Good afternoon. I need a Mitral valve repair and a bypass of the LAD. I know they can be done minimally invasive, but can they be done during the same procedure?

Susan Lynn Richard - The mitral valve can be repaired with a minimally-invasive entry, but I don't know about a... Read more

Susan Lynn Richard - The mitral valve can be repaired with a minimally-invasive entry, but I don't know about a bypass. There are many contingencies to be approved for minimally-invasive surgery, but when I had mine 7 years ago, a need for bypass would have eliminated me as a candidate for it. If you have found a surgeon who can do it, that's great. Generally, all repairs are done in the same surgery. Please keep us posted.

Richard Munson I could be totally wrong but i thought they would not do any ohs if there is a blockage over a certai ... Read more

Richard Munson I could be totally wrong but i thought they would not do any ohs if there is a blockage over a certain %. Thats why they do a catherization prior to surgery.