Hi Carolyn, There are a couple of us here in Tucson. I had my mitral valve repaired last October after years of monitoring. I've only been in Tucson for a couple ...Read more
Hi Carolyn, There are a couple of us here in Tucson. I had my mitral valve repaired last October after years of monitoring. I've only been in Tucson for a couple of years, but my sister is a cardiac cath nurse at Banner UMC. If you have additional questions or just want to talk to someone who's been there, my email is fabphyllis@gmail.com.
Amy Steele Hi Carolyn! I too live in Tucson and had AVR last October. I had my surgery locally at Tucson Medic ... Read more
Amy Steele Hi Carolyn! I too live in Tucson and had AVR last October. I had my surgery locally at Tucson Medical Center and can also help answering questions.
Phyllis Petersen We can all get together for coffee/tea sometime!
Carolyn Moser Hi Phyllis and Amy. As you can see by how long it has taken me to respond that I rarely go to my prof ... Read more
Carolyn Moser Hi Phyllis and Amy. As you can see by how long it has taken me to respond that I rarely go to my profile page. My apologies.
At the September 2018 meeting of the 30th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in San Diego, a landmark study, Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy, confirmed the safety and effectiveness of the MitraClip System for the treatment of moderate-to-severe or severe functional mitral regurgitation.
My cardiologist, Timothy Marshall MD and I have been following the developments in the use of the MitraClip for severe mitral valve regurgitation which I have. Fortunately I still have no symptoms such as shortness of breath. For complicated reasons having nothing to do with Dr. Marshall as my preferred cardiologist, I have had to change cardiologists and am now being seen by Peter Spooner, MD at Pima Heart.
Currently I am in Bend OR for the summer, returning to Tucson October 4. I would be delighted to meet with you both for coffee when I return. Thank you for reaching out to me. Again I apologize for the excessive delay in responding. Carolyn
Phyllis Petersen Let's us know when you're back in town! Very wise of you to escape the summer heat.
Carolyn Moser Thanks. I will. Drizzling here. I hope Tucson gets more rain.
Phyllis Petersen We're expecting rain on Friday. Hoping we get it! It's pretty hot here right now. Going up to 109 tod ... Read more
Phyllis Petersen We're expecting rain on Friday. Hoping we get it! It's pretty hot here right now. Going up to 109 today.
Congratulations on your year and a quarter anniversary