Heart Valve Disease
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Less invasive procedure for heart valve disease comes of age
by American Heart News Aortic stenosis is primarily a problem for the elderly: In developed countries such as the United States and Canada, about 3 percent of those over age 75 will develop the dangerous heart valve disease. With an aging U.S. population,...
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My 6 year old is newly diagnosed with Tricuspid valve regurgitation
Hi, I am brand new here. My 6 year old was diagnosed as having 2 genetic abnormalities a couple of years ago - xxx syndrome & 15q11.2 microdeletion. This week we were referred for testing of her heart & kidneys, since it's common to have...
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Are you a recently engaged bride to be who is a heart disease or stroke survivor?
Are you a recently engaged bride to be who is a heart disease or stroke survivor? We’d love to hear your story – Please email me at SupportNetwork@heart.org Thanks Katie
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Summer Holidays and Coping Skills?
The 4th of July has come and gone. We have one more grand holiday feast of BBQ, family, and fun-Labor Day to look forward to before fall and back to school starts. And while it's two full months away, today I am ruminating on the past weekend,...
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How Do You Get A Spouse To Be Proactive About his Heart Problem
My Husband was diagnoised with a heart valve regurgitation problem, getting him to doctors has been daunting since he is depressed and does not want to deal with his condition. We live in NYC and the process of finding doctors that are responsive...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorC, July 5, 2017 9:07pm EST
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Whats my Purpose?
Sometimes I feel lost, I never started college and sometimes I feel so lost like Im never going to accomplish anythng I want to do. I want to dance and travel and explore. I really dont have a huge support team probably more of my doctors then anything....
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, July 5, 2017 9:19am EST
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why me?
Why me? is the question that I have tortured asking myself for the past 24 days, that I've been in the hospital. why did it have to be me? What did I do so wrong in life to end up having this condition that literally changed my life forever.. my name...
read morelatest replyLaurenAdele, June 30, 2017 7:35pm EST
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Forming mental scars
I don't know how to describe how I feel so this is a poem I tried to write and I hope people don't take it as negativity. Forming scars. I look in the mirror I see someone who looks like me but is not me. Broken bones everywhere...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, June 29, 2017 9:34am EST
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What is your Biggest Fear about your Diagnosis?
Fear and anxiety are topics that come up over and over on the Support Network.If you are comfortable sharing, I would like to start a conversation about fears and managing conditions. I will start this off with a share- while I do not have a
read morelatest replyLaurenAdele, June 30, 2017 7:44pm EST
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What am I?
I was born with a congenital heart defect and because of that growing up I had a small hole and Mitral Valve Prolapse. They didn't catch anything until I was young and they thought I would grow...
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