Aortic Valve Archives - Heart Valve Voice US https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/tag/aortic-valve/ Giving a voice to people with heart valve disease Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:01:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png Aortic Valve Archives - Heart Valve Voice US https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/tag/aortic-valve/ 32 32 Elderly heart valve patients willing to accept more risks from treatment options to maintain independence https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/elderly-heart-valve-patients-willing-to-accept-more-risks-from-treatment-options-to-maintain-independence/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:56:38 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=7593 New study finds that elderly patients would tolerate substantially more risk of death, stroke, and other negative clinical outcomes if a procedure allows them to regain their independence more quickly. Research published in the open-source journal F1000Research aimed to uncover which clinical outcomes patients consider most important when it comes to decision-making for heart disease […]

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]]> New Developments Expected in 2019 for Minimally Invasive Valve Treatments https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/new-developments-expected-in-2019/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 01:10:02 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=7152 Mitral Valve Positive Findings A minimally-invasive treatment option for mitral valve regurgitation got a recent boost from a study finding fewer post-treatment hospitalizations for heart failure and also fewer deaths for all reasons. Abbott’s MitraClip is available for patients who are considered high risk for surgery. The valve is third generation technology and is delivered […]

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]]> Patient Perspective: Natalie’s Story (Gaithersburg, Maryland) https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/patient-perspective-natalies-story-gaithersburg-maryland/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:46:50 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=7089 I was 79 and overweight. Surely, I thought, this was why I was less and less able to do even the simplest of things, like getting dressed in the morning, without getting more and more out of breath! I had always been active, but like many, I was accepting what I thought was the inevitable. […]

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