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aortic valve disease

Cardiovascular Care
Patient Story

‘The perfect match’

Facing end-stage heart failure at age 19, Nick Jaenicke held on long enough to receive a donor heart—just like his brother and grandfather before him.

  • Eve Clayton
  • By: Eve Clayton
  • October 25, 2020
  • 4
Children's Health
Patient Story

Aurora’s whirlwind start

A little fighter beats all the odds to overcome congenital heart disease shortly after her birth.

  • Eve Clayton
  • By: Eve Clayton
  • March 4, 2019
  • 0
Cardiovascular Care
Patient Story

A surprise recovery

A new aortic valve and an implanted heart pump kept Bob Verburg alive, giving his heart a chance to heal.

  • Eve Clayton
  • By: Eve Clayton
  • February 24, 2017
  • 7