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Joined July 2011
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Many thanks to Dr. @ChrisMalaisrie for educating our community about the utility of the complex Ross Procedure for patients with aortic valve disease and aortic aneurysms. Watch Dr. Malaisrie's video interview at heart-valve-surgery.com/lear…. @NMCardioVasc
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Today is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day! What should you know about this special day which is celebrating its 10th anniversary? How can you raise awareness to this dangerous disease that will kill 25,000 people this year? Find out at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. #ValveDiseaseDay
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What is happening right now at the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club in Northern Kentucky? Get the answer from Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang in our new video at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. @ecsclub @StElizabethNKY #heart #minimallyinvasive #cardiacsurgery
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17 Jul 2025
Join 500 heart valve patients on today's webinar, "6 Misconceptions of Heart Valve Disease" with @ChrisMalaisrie at 6pm EST. Sign up now at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…. @NMCardioVasc
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11 Jun 2025
Many thanks to Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, a Keck School of Medicine of USC partner, for becoming the newest sponsor of HeartValveSurgery.com! Get the details at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. #Heart #CardiacSurgery #HeartValve #Community
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Day #4 After Jim's Barlow's Mitral Valve Repair by @heartlungdoc. See the in-hospital interview at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. @TJUHospital #HeartValves #MitralValve
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Surgeon Q&A: Why is @EricRoselliMD at the @ClevelandClinic using the novel BeSPoKE procedure to help heart valve patients struggling with patient prosthesis mismatch? Get the answer at heart-valve-surgery.com/lear…. #CardiacSurgery #Innovation
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New Free eBook: "Ask Dr. Gerdisch Anything" available now at bit.ly/4mC2LGh. #heartvalve #aorticstenosis #mitralregurgutation #tavr #cardiacsurgery #tavr
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14 May 2025
Surgeon Q&A: What should women with breast implants know before having robotic heart surgery? Get the answer from @tomcnguyen at heart-valve-surgery.com/lear…. @BaptistHealthSF #robotics #heartsurgery #breastimplants
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20 Mar 2025
Surgeon Q&A: Is Minimally-Invasive Aortic Root Replacement Possible? Get insights from Dr. @marko_boskovski at heart-valve-surgery.com/lear…. #heart #aorticvalve #aneurysm @UCSFHospitals
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10 Mar 2025
Great job to Dr. Vaughn Starnes, Dr. Craig Baker, @KeckMedicineUSC, @LifeNetHealth , and all the cardiac surgeons who came together in Los Angeles for the Ross Procedure Training Course. See the Facebook LIVE inside the wet lab at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear….
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SPECIAL EVENT TODAY: Join me LIVE inside a Ross Procedure Training Course with Dr. Vaughn Starnes starting at 2pm EST at facebook.com/events/61772899…. #RossProcedure @KeckMedicineUSC #HeartValves
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Many thanks to a great team of #HeartValve experts for helping us launch the new "Ross Procedure Patient Education Center". See the new platform at heart-valve-surgery.com/ross…. #RossProcedure #aorticstenosis #aorticregurgitation @EricRoselliMD @ChrisMalaisrie @JoChikweMD
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22 Feb 2025
Today, on Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, let's raise awareness to this under-diagnosed disease and celebrate the successful heart valve surgery of Daphine in Uganda. Learn more at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. #ValveDiseaseDay @goli_intl @EricRoselliMD
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14 Feb 2025
Happy Valentine's Day! To raise awareness to heart disease, we’re excited to be in Chicago today to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine. Go inside this special event at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. @NMCardioVasc
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Join us for the "Go Red for Women" campaign as we raise awareness to heart disease which is the No. 1 killer of women. Learn more at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. #GoRedForWomen #WearRedDay @American_Heart
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16 Jan 2025
Many thanks to @BaptistHealthSF and @tomcnguyen for becoming our newest sponsor. Learn more at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. #HeartValves #Community
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Thanks @Drroxmehran for sharing critical insights about the landmark SMART Clinical Trial which revealed #TAVR treatment advantages for women with aortic stenosis. See Dr. Mehran's new educational video about the SMART Clinical Trial at heart-valve-surgery.com/lear…. @MDT_StructHeart
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22 Nov 2024
Many thanks to Dr. Raj Makkar for inviting the @Heart_Valve film crew to spend an entire day in his cath lab at @CedarsSinai. See our new educational video, “A Day In The Life of Dr. Raj Makkar”, at heart-valve-surgery.com/lear…. #cardiology #tavr #tmvr #ttvr
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29 Oct 2024
A Heart Valve Victory in Uganda! Go Nsimire! See her story at heart-valve-surgery.com/hear…. @goli_intl
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