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Real patients - read and hear about SVR in their own words

Ken Saler
Ken was only 53 when he found himself on the waiting list for a heart transplant. Then, his doctor evaluated him for the SVR® procedure that corrected the shape of his own heart. Now, Ken is once again able to enjoy his work, his hobbies, and time with his children without constant fatigue and fear of another heart attack.
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Roseann Bierd
For Roseann, even simple tasks like walking up the stairs weren't possible. Heart failure was affecting every area of her life. Now she has energy again thanks to the SVR procedure.
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Click here to see an interview with Roseann, in which she discusses her experience before and after the SVR procedure.

Tommy Compton
After two heart attacks and many rounds of CHF medication, this young father of five was feeling all of the symptoms that make life with CHF so difficult: fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pains. Now he is seeing improvement every day after having the SVR surgery.
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Stanley Rivers
Not even 50 years old, Stanley Rivers was on the waiting list for a heart transplant. The SVR procedure not only took him off the list, it helped him take his life back.
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