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JOY SPENCER SMITH:
Once you're told

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you have any kind of heart
condition, which the heart is

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the soul and the life of the
body, you should learn about it.

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You should get involved.

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You should ask questions.

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LISA MAHER: When we see a
patient with a valve problem,

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we're looking at four
main valve types.

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And depending on where
they are positioned

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within the heart, that affects
what type of symptoms we see.

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That affects how
quickly we need to move

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and even if anything
needs to be done about it.

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ROBYN PEACOCK:
Research your options.

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Get to know your care team.

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If you're not comfortable
with the choices

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that you are being given
or if you don't understand

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the materials that you're being
given, ask more questions.

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Bring a care partner with
you to every appointment.

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KATHI SAPP: Instead of letting
it just grip you with fear--

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you know, we just grabbed
a hold of it and said,

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OK, this is going to be a
crazy next couple months.

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But we're going to
learn all that we can.

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We're going to get
through it, and we

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know that life is
going to be better

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on the other side of this.

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