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Patient Success Stories

See unique minimally invasive mitral valve repair patient success story, featuring interviews with the patient, his family and our medical experts.


Sylvan Naron

Sylvan Naron

The Maryland Heart Center is recognized as a regional leader in providing advanced cardiac treatment for adults and children. Meet some of our patients and read about their life-changing experiences. These are the sort of success stories that Maryland Heart Center physicians and staff make possible every day.

 

Aortic Valve Surgery

Molly Constantine: 81-year-old New Jersey resident receives a new aortic valve. More»

Sylvan Naron: Aortic valve bypass patient makes amazing recovery. More»

William Wisener: 80-year-old aortic stenosis patient grateful for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery. More»

Joseph Rouse: Aortic valve replacement patient now walks two miles a day after minimally invasive surgery. More»

Charles Lentz: Aortic stenosis patient is 'amazed' at how good he feels after minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery. More»

Garry Clarke: Aortic valve replacement patient has a new lease on life. More»

Dorothy Rosenberry: High-risk aortic stenosis patient doing well after new minimally invasive videoscopic aortic valve replacement surgery. More»

Tony Foreman: Aortic valve replacement patient "back in the gym" soon after surgery. More»

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Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Brittany Walbert: College student Brittany Walbert is in the best shape of her life after aortic aneurysm repair. More»

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Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Roger Suter: After robot-assisted heart bypass surgery, Roger Suter says the difference is like "night and day" More»

Pearl Walker: Coronary artery disease patient feels like a new person after operation that combines minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery with stented angioplasty. More»

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Heart Pump/Mechanical Assist Devices

Shawn Henson: Heart failure patient first in U.S. to receive new heart pump. More»

Victor Batts: Gravely ill Maryland man regains hope after receiving new heart pump. More»

Ronald Smith: Heart failure patient went from "dead man walking" to medical pioneer thanks to the Jarvik 2000 heart pump. More»

Woodrow Snelson: Jarvik 2000 recipient ready to enjoy "whole new world." More»

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Heart Transplant

Joseph Shepherd: Calls His Heart Transplant at UMMC an "Absolute Miracle" More»

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Mitral Valve Repair Surgery

Leon Cosby: Learn more about this minimally invasive mitral valve repair surgery patient's story by watching interviews with him, his family and our medical experts. More»

Donald Thomas: Minimally invasive mitral valve repair surgery patient is off and running. More»

Michael Kornstein: Business owner resumes active lifestyle after successful mitral valve repair surgery. More»

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Lung Transplant

Mary Lou Drittler: Lung transplant allows chronic emphysema sufferer to "get back to her normal life". More»

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Other

Sandra Unitas: Routine heart screening and tests save the life of the wife of Johnny Unitas. More»

Kathleen Shanks: With the help of a new, non-invasive test, University of Maryland Medical Center employee discovers blocked artery. More»

Sandra Lanier: Unique heart surgery changes woman's life. More»

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