A WW II veteran of the 10th Mountain Division survived intense fighting high in the European Alps. When the war was over, he used his high altitude training and love of skiing to start a ski resort in the U.S. After years of good health, he developed heart issues, one of which was a faulty aortic valve. But instead of open heart surgery, surgeons at Mayo Clinic performed a minimal invasive valve replacement.
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