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Mitral Valve Surgery Patient Shares His UMMC Experience

May 18, 2010
Dave Kubiatowicz and his wife, Rose

By David Kubiatowicz Editor’s Note:  This post features excerpts from a post David — shown at right with his wife, Rose — published on his own blog on May 11. It was 4 years ago today (May 11) that I went under the knife at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore for “minimally [...]

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Exercise Tips for Heart Health

February 19, 2010
Dr. Michael Miller

By Michael Miller, M.D. Director, UM Center for Preventive Cardiology Most of us can improve our heart health simply with moderate exercise. For example, 30 minutes of brisk walking (3-4 miles per hour) 6 days a week has been shown to reduce the risk of a heart attack by about 30%.  A great and inexpensive [...]

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Aortic Valve Surgery Patient Enjoying Time With Great Grandchildren

January 8, 2010
Jack Myers

By Jack Myers Editor’s Note: Read an update Jack Myers sent to UMMC cardiac surgeon Dr. Jamie Brown in January of 2011. I’m 72 years old and can’t believe that as I sit here and type this, tears are rolling down my cheeks. I found out approximately five years ago that I had aortic valve [...]

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