Items Tagged ‘bicuspid aortic valve’
September 17, 2015
The Flu, a Grocery Store Clinic and a Mayo Clinic Nurse May Have Saved My Life
My head pounded incessantly. With every sip of water, I felt like I was swallowing razor blades. I coughed and wheezed so hard that my stomach muscles ached. But as sick as I was, this would be one of my healthiest days, because a visit with a vigilant nurse practitioner at Mayo Clinic may have […]
Tags: bicuspid aortic valve, Cardiovascular Diseases, heart murmur, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, influenza, Patient Stories
December 1, 2009
Mike’s Mechanical Aortic Valve
By Lee Aase, Director, Mayo Clinic Social Media Network 
Editor’s Note: Mike from the Minneapolis area sent us this message on the day after Thanksgiving, as he wanted to share his gratitude for the care he received at Mayo Clinic earlier this year. His story is below; here are options for how you can share your story. Hello my name is Mike, and in […]
Tags: 1490, 4173, 5141, 5253, 5335, aortic valve, bicuspid aortic valve, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Hartzell Schaff, Heart & Heart Surgery, Mayo Clinic