Category: Mending a Heart
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A Partial Gift With Significant Risks-PHT
Read more: A Partial Gift With Significant Risks-PHTThat big “T” word that makes everyone’s heart flutter just a bit. It’s scary, it’s unknown but when it’s spoken out loud, you just know, something is wrong. Transplant. There I said it. Did your heart skip a beat? Mine does, every time and I’ve been saying it a lot lately. So let’s talk about…
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Can you Cure a broken heart?
Read more: Can you Cure a broken heart?I don’t know but I’m willing to find out……. Katja was doing great. She had made the transition from wheelchair to walker and was slowly building her endurance back up. Her Chorea was still progressing but at a slower rate. We decided to have a talk with her Neurology team at Boston and finally caved…
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ADHD and Heart kids
Read more: ADHD and Heart kidsChildren that have gone under bypass are 5 times more likely to develop ADHD.
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Unforeseen Complications. What is Post Pump Chorea?
Read more: Unforeseen Complications. What is Post Pump Chorea?Complication. It’s a word no parent ever wants to hear after surgery.
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What is an Ozaki? Katja’s 2nd OHS was complicated.
Read more: What is an Ozaki? Katja’s 2nd OHS was complicated.During an Ozaki procedure the diseased aortic valve leaflets are removed, and a new aortic valve is recreated by sewing the leaflets into the aortic valve, providing a new functioning valve.
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Mending Katja’s Heart Part 2
Read more: Mending Katja’s Heart Part 2To say this journey hasn’t been difficult would be a lie.
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How is TA Repaired? Mending Katja’s heart Part 1
Read more: How is TA Repaired? Mending Katja’s heart Part 1So we’ll talk a bit about Katja’s initial “repair” and how that relates to her future surgeries.
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About Katja
Read more: About KatjaKatarina Anja or as we affectionately call her “Katja” was born with a rare CHD called “Truncus Arteriosus” (TA). This means that Katja was born with only one artery into her heart.
Confessions of a Mended Heart 