Feliz y saludable: Cómo es la vida después de la cirugía de reemplazo de válvula cardíaca
28 de febrero de 2019
Observe lo que ocurre cuando la matriarca de una familia descubre que debe someterse a una operación de reemplazo de válvula cardíaca. Gracias a la atención cardíaca de apoyo, ahora ha recuperado la salud y disfruta de su gran familia con un corazón sano.
Marilyn O’Gorman has a full heart full of love: Just ask her six children, 15 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
However, in 2009, tests showed that same heart had medical issues. So her close family was by her side when she underwent heart valve replacement surgery. O’Gorman says her heart doctor, Athan Roumanas, MD, FACS, put her at ease about the surgery.
“You’re very nervous — you’re scared,” says O’Gorman. “You don’t know: Are you going to come out of it? Is it going to work?”
Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Comes with an Unexpected Question
O’Gorman was asked to choose whether she’d prefer a pig or a cow valve — ultimately inquiring of Dr. Roumanas which one he’d choose for his own mother.
“And he said, ‘Well, probably pig,'” she recalls. “And I said, ‘OK, I’ll oink for you.’ And that’s how I got that, and he did a wonderful job.”
O’Gorman continues her care at the Renown Institute for Heart and Vascular Health, so she can stay heart healthy and spend her free time with the many generations of family in her life.