Mary Ann Parsons is a retired dean of the USC College of Nursing. The aortic valve in her heart was leaking - leaving her tired, short of breath and without energy. At Lexington Medical Heart and Vascular Center, Dr. Robert Leonardi fixed Ms. Parson's valve with a mininally-invasive catheter procedure. Today, she feels great. Watch her story below.
![Fixing A Broken Heart Patient Mary Ann Parsons, smiling slightly, as she sits on a bench in the University of South Carolina Horseshoe park.](https://blog.lexmed.com/images/librariesprovider80/blog-post-featured-images/fixing-a-broken-heart.jpg?sfvrsn=dfe0940b_0)
Feb. 21 2020