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A Manhattan man’s discussion with his orthopedic surgeon days before his total hip replacement surgery resulted in a stunning discovery about his heart.
David Holland, 57, said his orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Vladimir Schur, PhD and chief of trauma service in the Department of Orthopedics at Mount Sinai-Beth Israel in New York City, decided to delay Holland’s surgery after discovering that Holland had a heart murmur.
Despite Holland’s assurance that he had his murmur since childhood and had no symptoms of heart disease, the orthopedic doctor insisted he get it checked out before going for surgery.
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Holland told Fox News Digital that he was active prior to his hip issue — he played hockey and tennis throughout his 30s.
Pain in his hip, not a heart issue, was limiting his activity level, he said.
“I took statins for high cholesterol, but other than that I had no idea anything was wrong,” he said.
David Holland during his time in the hospital in the fall of 2022. He said that he took statins for high cholesterol — “but other than that I had no idea anything was wrong,” he said. (David Holland and Melanie Seymour)
“It’s so surreal,” he said.
He added, “I’m happy to be alive.”
Holland said that Dr. Schur, FAAOS (Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) was not comfortable doing the surgery without a cardiologist’s workup — especially given that Holland had several family members with histories of heart attacks and a history of high cholesterol.
“The patient has to be looked at medically.”
“I thought overkill — just never had any issues,” said Holland. “I thought he was being overcautious.”
Schur told Fox News Digital that as an orthopedic trauma specialist and joint replacement surgeon, he believes it is important to be thorough.
“I am not just putting metal into a patient,” said.
“The patient has to be looked at medically,” he said —…
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