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Moving Toward a Heart Team Approach; Information to Empower Patients

Moving Toward a Heart Team Approach; Information to Empower Patients

When a person is newly diagnosed with any disease or serious medical condition, they are often flooded both with anxiety and unfamiliar medical terms. The weight of the unknown can overwhelm. Patients diagnosed with heart valve disease hear words like: stenosis, regurgitation, heart failure, valve repair or replacement, blood thinners, tissue or mechanical valves, open heart surgery or minimally invasive procedure. And that list doesn’t even include any of the tests! Feeling unsure while navigating decisions about treatment is completely normal. If you or a loved one is in this situation, you’ve earned the right to feel anxious.

January 16, 2019 Resource Library
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New Developments Expected in 2019 for Minimally Invasive Valve Treatments

Mitral Valve Positive Findings A minimally-invasive treatment option for mitral valve regurgitation got a recent boost from a study finding...

January 3, 2019 Policy Archives
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Patient Perspective: Natalie’s Story (Gaithersburg, Maryland)

Natalie Werber had a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in 2017 I was 79 and overweight. Surely, I thought, this was...

November 12, 2018 Patient Stories, Resource Library
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Involving Patients in Healthcare Research

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