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Page 4, Boca Exposure
Breathing Easy Again:

Evelyn’s Journey Through Aortic Valve Replacement

Evelyn Greenberger had been experiencing shortness of overload in her heart, which was causing a backup to her There was no fear because everybody wanted to be there
breath and a fluttering heartbeat – symptoms she thought lungs. Her symptoms were typical of her condition. and comforted you for who you were.”
indicated she had pneumonia. She got quite a surprise, though, Dr. Umana recommended an aortic valve replacement to Umana used a minimally invasive approach to
when she went to the emergency room and doctors told her restore the normal flow of blood through her aorta to prevent Greenberger’s surgery. The minimally invasive approach
that it was not pneumonia. Instead, she was in heart failure. it from flowing back into her heart. allows surgeons to make smaller incisions without having
Juan Pablo Umana, M.D., chair of the Division of “The earlier you have the operation the better and easier to open up the chest. This way causes less scarring and pain
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic in the recovery,” Umana says. and a faster recovery than traditional open surgery.
Florida, says Evelyn had a leaky aortic valve. The shortness Greenberger says she chose to have the aortic valve “This was a team effort,” Umana says. “The patient is at
of breath she was experiencing was due to the blood volume replacement at Cleveland Clinic because she knew it was “an the center not only of the care but of the decision making.”
amazing organization.” Being a resident of Boca Raton she Greenberger couldn’t be more pleased.
was grateful Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital was nearby. “There’s a whole new world that’s open to me now.
She also says she felt confident in Umana and his team. There’s nothing stopping me,” she says. “I’ve got the
“I could not have been in better hands,” she says. “When I energy and the same zest I had when I was 30-something
went in on the day of surgery, I had every question answered. or 40-something. Umana gave me this gift and it’s now my
(The Cleveland Clinic team) just embraced you. chance to use it.”

Evelyn Greenberger turned to Juan Pablo Umana, M.D., for
minimally invasive valve replacement surgery.

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