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Val Tirman has been running since 1952. Thanks to cardiologists at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, he still running on the trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A few months back, Ret. Air Force Lt. Col. Val Tirman attended his 60th<\/sup> high school reunion in southern Arizona.<\/p>\n

While there, he made his usual trek to Sabino Canyon, one of the glorious places in the great desert southwest. He breathes in the sights of the Saguaro cactus, the Sycamore trees and the prickly pear as he runs the trail along Sabino Creek, a 7.4-mile round-trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost a religious experience,\u2019\u2019 Tirman says of the run along the trail, built back in 1934 by the Work Progress Administration.<\/p>\n

Tirman and his buddies, all in their late 70s, are already making plans to celebrate their 80th<\/sup> birthdays in a couple of years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m 78, and I\u2019m still most people\u2019s geezer,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

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Val Tirman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The self-effacing Tirman is not your average geezer. He runs four to five miles a day, mostly in his neighborhood park, where he marvels at the sounds of the birds and the rustling of the wind in the trees. He still teaches at Webster University.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do the trails or the Stairmaster,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cI try to get something done every day and I do some lifting and just keep going. I\u2019ve been doing this forever, and I\u2019m fortunate I don\u2019t have any orthopedic problems. I\u2019ve been doing this since 1952.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank God for small favors.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

For most of his life, he has had periodic bouts with sports-induced asthma, but within a few days of his 75th<\/sup> birthday, he says \u201cthings went to hell in a handbasket.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The picture of health, Tirman hasn\u2019t smoked a cigarette since 1969, and he hasn\u2019t had a drink since 1981. He went to his longtime primary care physician, Dr. Scott Brassfield, who did an EKG, which showed that Tirman had severe atrial fibrillation, the most common type of arrhythmia \u2013 a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat.<\/p>\n

Dr. Brassfield referred his patient to cardiologists at UCHealth Heart\u00a0Center – Memorial Hospital Central<\/a>, and Tirman quickly met Drs. Russell Strader<\/a>, David Beutler<\/a>, Jaime Gonzalez<\/a> and Jorge Davalos<\/a>. In the beginning, the doctors advised Tirman of potential options: He may need a pacemaker, an LVAD pump and possibly a heart transplant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith AFib, your heart just kind of sits there and flutters \u2014 it wasn\u2019t really doing much,\u2019\u2019 Tirman said.<\/p>\n

Dr. Strader, who managed Tirman\u2019s associated heart failure, said that \u201cbetween the blockage in his artery and the irregular heart rhythm, it weakened his heart considerably. It had not been pumping properly, and that\u2019s what made him so short of breath.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Dr. Gonzalez performed a cardioversion \u2013 a procedure that aims to restore the heart to a normal rhythm \u2013 but the procedure did not correct Tirman\u2019s arrhythmia.<\/p>\n

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Val Tirman and his buddies are planning to meet for their 80th birthdays. Tirman stays in shape, running everyday along trails near his home in Colorado Springs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the process of trying to determine the right treatment for Tirman, doctors discovered the left anterior descending artery was 95 percent closed. The left anterior descending artery runs down the front of the heart and supplies blood to the front and main wall. When the LAD is totally blocked or has a critical blockage, right at the beginning of the vessel, it is known as the \u2018widow maker.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very odd, because I had no chest pain,\u2019\u2019 Tirman said. \u201cOne of the big problems with AFib is that my autonomic breathing just quit. So I wasn\u2019t getting any sleep. I\u2019d quit breathing and when you are out of breath, you are panicked to get air. I slept on the couch, sitting up and stuff. I guess it was 90-95 percent blocked. Basically, the heart was dying.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Having a team of cardiologists working to restore Tirman\u2019s heart proved successful. Strader, for instance, worked to ensure that the heart pumps properly while Beutler worked on the plumbing and Gonzalez worked on the electrical system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis team approach, to have cardiologists working in sync to provide optimal heart health, is what makes Memorial different, and why we have such great outcomes, like we did with Mr. Tirman,\u2019\u2019 Strader said.<\/p>\n

Dr.\u00a0Davalos performed surgery, placing a stent in Tirman\u2019s artery. That restored blood flow to his heart. If this didn\u2019t work, Dr. Strader discussed the options of dealing with heart failure.<\/p>\n

“Once that got in and the blood supply started, it got better, it really did,\u201d Tirman said. \u201cWithin a few weeks, I got back to the gym. Now I\u2019m pretty much back. I\u2019m better than I was. For an old fart, I\u2019m doing great.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

A man of considerable accomplishment, Tirman is the co-founder of Productive Data Solutions Inc., serving as its Chief Technology Officer.\u00a0 Tirman\u2019s credentials include the leadership and management of major system prototyping and implementation efforts for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Air Force Space Command and the Department of the Interior. He taught psychology, computer science and the Russian language at the Air Force Academy for nine years. In the Air Force, he served as an engineer, communications officer, unit commander and associate professor at the AFA. He retired from the Air Force in 1982.<\/p>\n

Tirman said the AFib is easy to detect, especially while he is running because his capacity declines rapidly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got a strange heart that goes all over the place,\u2019\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Tirman\u2019s AFib arose again, and Dr. Gonzalez prescribed Tikosyn, a drug that helps keep the heart beating normally.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good fix,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Tirman said he is thankful that he has a second chance and can continue to do the things he loves to do. He plans to meet his buddies for their 80th<\/sup> birthdays and he\u2019ll keep running, as he has nearly every day since 1952. Thank God for small favors.<\/p>\n

Read an original UCHealth Today\u00a0story on Val Tirman here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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