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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Local nonmigratory Roger Anthony noticed his vigor levels drastically dropped, and helium couldn't locomotion a fewer feet without getting bushed -he knew thing was incorrect and needed to find retired what was happening.
Roger was referred to Dr. Kumar Sanam a cardiologist astatine Community who was capable to diagnose Roger with aortic stenosis, a information that involves his bosom valve and Roger would necessitate surgery.
"Over a play of time, this valve tin go precise heavy and calcified and that's what happened successful Roger's lawsuit arsenic the valve was rather heavy and calcified," said Dr. Sanam.
Dr. Sanam specializes successful cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and interior medicine.
"So what it does erstwhile that happens, it obstructs the travel from the heart, which is the near enclosure of the bosom to the remainder of the body," helium said.
He says that successful Roger's case, the valve that carries humor from the bosom to the remainder of the assemblage was not moving properly.
"So that's erstwhile helium came successful with immoderate symptoms of congestive bosom failure," helium said.
Roger was going to request surgery. A instrumentality successful his bosom called a TAVR oregon Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
"It's a minimally invasive process which has been benignant of developed oregon perfected implicit the past mates of decades and approved successful the US implicit the past 10 oregon 12 years."
"I went to the doc and helium says, well, you know, what we tin bash is we've got this country we tin do," said Roger.
Prior to the surgery, Roger noticed helium was getting bushed easy particularly erstwhile traveling with his wife.
"So she wanted to spell connected this cruise retired of New York, and we had to spot a play, and I recovered that I couldn't support up with her," helium said. "I started noticing a small spot much breathing difficulty."
Roger says helium was frightened to spell into country but helium knew it was thing that would alteration his beingness for the better.
"What are they going to do?" helium said. "Turns retired it was nothing. I mean, successful and out."
And now, Roger has his beingness back
"And I'm doing astir 6000 steps a day. I support my steps present connected my phone, and I went from 233 pounds... I'm astatine 213 today," helium said.
He is thankful for Dr. Sanam and his squad and the precocious attraction adjacent to location helped him get his beingness back.
