More than 1,100 people have had an ExoVasc® PEARS implanted, with over 3,500 years’ collective post-operative experience.
Some of these people have written diaries and testimonials of their experiences pre- and post-surgery. They are listed by default in the order most recent surgery.
“This procedure is simple and elegant and it’s going to change my life.”
– Matia Brocker | Date of procedure: 2019
All stories
Esther Nobel-Renes
“Through trial and error my recovery is going well. Sometimes you want to do more than you are able, but I am working towards a full recovery (now 3 months after surgery). It is such a relief that the dilation is solved.”
Date of procedure: 2024
Nicole Boyce
“I am beyond grateful for the option to have the PEARS procedure done. I truly believe that the PEARS procedure has saved my life and given me quality of life.”
Date of procedure: 2023
Age: 36
Beirne Chisolm
“Remember to ensure that you are exploring all options for your own health issues. Don’t settle. It’s your life. You may have to look a bit further than you think.”
Date of procedure: 2023
Michael Böcker
“A big thanks to Tal and the rest of his team. Even PEARS is now already successfully done since 19 years it is still innovative. I’m proud to be number 794 of the family and 100% convinced that I have taken for me and my family the right decision.”
Date of procedure: 2023
Raquel Adami
“PEARS changed my life, now I can have other plans and dreams for my life – one of them is regulate PEARS in Brazil. We were the first 3 patients to have the PEARS surgery in the Americas and I’m patient number 593.”
Date of procedure: 2021
Jindrich
“I am forever grateful to Tal for inventing this life changing device and improving many lives, to my surgeon for choosing the right way and my cardiologist who take the best care of me. “
Date of procedure: 2021
Age: 21
Christine A. Velasquez
“Thank you, Tal Golesworthy, for all you have done i.e., creating PEARS, herding medical staff, and continuously overcoming misoneism, egotism, and all kinds of red tape. But most of all, thank you for having had the courage to be patient zero! My family and I are forever in your debt.”
Date of procedure: 2021
Age: 40
Joe Madden
“It is now over 3 years since my operation and I am back as physically active as I want to be. I go the gym, cycle and swim and feel just great (also don’t have to take any medication whatsoever).”
Date of procedure: 2021
Age: 63
Marin Mircea
“I continued with daily walks (my body would go without limit) and in November I will perform the first checks at IKEM Prague.
I thank Tal for his invention and I recommend this intervention. I thank Professor Pirk and his team, I thank the IKEM institute. You are the best!”
Date of procedure: 2021
Age: 52
Andy R
“Overall what can seem a daunting prospect in terms of heart surgery is in hindsight just a strange 5 days of your life in return for a lifetime of normality. If you are thinking about the PEARS procedure, then once you decide it is a ‘when’ not an ‘if ‘, based on my experience, I can only reassure you that you made the right decision. Thanks Tal for the invention… amazing!”
Date of procedure: 2020
Age: 45
The Most Exclusive Club on the Planet
There is a private Facebook Group, ‘The Most Exclusive Club on the Planet’, for people who have received an ExoVasc® PEARS. If you are an ExoVasc® PEARS recipient and would like to receive an invitation to join, please get in touch.
