Pauline – Active Patients

Covid-19 questions answered

We asked a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon some of your questions around COVID-19 for patients with Heart Valve Disease, have a look at what she said below...

A keen alpine mountain biker, Daniel was just 27 when he was told he needed a replacement heart valve. As a supercar designer at McLaren, Daniel used his engineering background, and mindset, to investigate the best pathway to enable him to continue his active lifestyle...

What heart valve disease treatments are available?

If you’ve just found out you need a replacement heart valve, you’ve probably got a hundred questions running around your head. Even if your cardiologist has already explained the options, it may have been difficult to take in what you’ve been told during your appointment.

Meet the Surgeon – Karen Booth, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Karen Booth, talks about why she chose to specialise in cardiac surgery, changes in heart valve disease and how patients can take an active role in their treatment...

Watch Michele’s story

Michele, a staff nurse in Anesthetic and Recovery, talks about how she took an active role in her heart valve replacement. And her surgeon, Karen Booth, tells us what it was like to operate on a colleague...

Michele’s Story

A staff nurse in Anaesthetic and Recovery, Michele has an active, demanding job. So, when she began to experience initial symptoms of breathlessness and feeling faint, Michele assumed it was stress related. But, a year later, she was diagnosed with aortic stenosis...