Articles for Tag: "Valve Replacement"

Why surgeons typically don’t ‘crack your chest open’ anymore 
Why surgeons typically don’t ‘crack your chest open’ anymore
  • June 7, 2023
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In the past 40 years, a lot has changed in heart surgery.
‘TAVR has added a lot of years to my life’ 
‘TAVR has added a lot of years to my life’
  • September 18, 2022
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This minimally invasive procedure is helping seniors struggling with aortic stenosis live longer, fuller lives.
Less invasive heart procedure gets patients back to normal lives  Featured
Less invasive heart procedure gets patients back to normal lives
  • November 7, 2017
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Just a week after surgery, an 85-year-old exclaims, “I already feel great.”
Accident victim gets second chance at life  Featured
Accident victim gets second chance at life
  • August 5, 2013
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Read the touching story of a patient who reunites with the nurse who helped save his life.
How William got his groove back—and his golf swing  Featured
How William got his groove back—and his golf swing
  • May 24, 2013
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TAVR: It may sound foreign, but it’s the next big thing in heart care and it’s helping to heal plenty of hearts.
My heart will go on  Featured
My heart will go on
  • May 27, 2012
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Leroy Haynes is the first Illinois patient to leave the hospital with a Total Artificial Heart. Here is his story.