He explained that "when she was in seventh grade, Carol was diagnosed with an underlying heart condition, a heart murmur known as mitral valve prolapse. Now, there's approximately 11 million Americans who have heart valve disease. PHOTO: In this Nov. 6, 2012, file photo, Republican Andy Barr, with wife Carol Barr, was congratulated by supporters after unseating Ben Chandler for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District in Lexington, Kentucky. Through her memory, we're going to we're going to help people deal with heart valve disease in a better way," he said. After wife's sudden death, Kentucky congressman speaks about heart health and new legislation originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
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