{"id":103720,"date":"2014-07-03T07:49:51","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T14:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=103720"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:55:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:55:19","slug":"stefan-struve-cleared-to-postpone-career-ending-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/stefan-struve-cleared-to-postpone-career-ending-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefan Struve Cleared To Postpone Career Ending Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/quick-twitt-stefan-struves-heart-condition-improving-now-cleared-to-train\/stefanstruvepng\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70843\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/stefanStruvePNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"stefanStruvePNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/stefanStruvePNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/stefanStruvePNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/stefanStruvePNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve will be making his return to the Octagon this Saturday.  After suffering a broken jaw against Mark Hunt, it was detected that &#8216;The Skyscraper&#8217; had a leaky aortic valve, and blood was leaking back into his heart, leading to Struve&#8217;s body only getting about 70% of the blood it needs, causing fatigue and high blood pressure, which could have led to an enlarged heart and ultimately heart failure.<\/p>\n<p>Struve talked about his comeback with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/07\/stefan-struve-cleared-to-put-off-career-ending-heart-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie <\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a win in and of itself to be back,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After a long journey back that called for a change in Struve&#8217;s diet, blood pressure medication, and a change to his workout plan, Dr. Scott Davis wrote to the NSAC:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe fact that he has a good performance on his stress tests, (and) the degree of leaking of the valve doesn\u2019t look as bad, that bodes well.  The flip side is there\u2019s nothing normal about the guy\u2019s aortic valve, and 26-year-olds just don\u2019t have leaky valves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes it mean he\u2019s going to have a bad outcome in the ring? No. This just needs to be followed very closely.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Struve himself isn&#8217;t currently worried about the problem, saying:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m just as fit and healthy as every other fighter in the UFC,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe know it\u2019s getting better, but how long is my heart going to let me compete at this level? I\u2019m not going to take risks with it,\u201d Struve says. \u201cIf (surgery is) the way we have to go, then that\u2019s the way we have to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, this makes me happy. 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