FRESNO, Calif. (
) – When Douglas Williams began feeling constantly tired, needing daily naps and struggling to walk around his yard, he assumed it was simply part of getting older.
Nearly 25 years ago, Williams received a pacemaker for an irregular heartbeat. But during a follow-up visit to Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital, doctors found that he had a leaky valve on the right side of his heart. The condition wasn’t life-threatening, but it was draining his energy…