Know the Early Signs of Heart Disease
More than 30 million Americans have heart disease. The good news is that some types are preventable – if you take action early.
Category: Heart Disease
Surviving a Sudden Heart Attack: Frank and Debbie’s Story
Surviving a Sudden Heart Attack: Frank and Debbie’s Story Each year, more than 800,000 people in the U.S. have a heart attack. While medical advances
Surviving a Widow Maker Heart Attack
Surviving a Widow Maker Heart Attack To say Joe C. is passionate about music would be an understatement. This 58-year-old father of two beautiful daughters
Living Courageously with Congenital Heart Disease
On a daily basis, Jessica manages multiple heart defects such as Tetralogy of Fallout (ToF), which is a cardiac anomaly that’s a combination of four related heart defects: ventricular septal defect (VSD), overriding aorta, pulmonary stenosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy. Along with ToF, Jessica also lives with
Waiting for a Heart Transplant
Some people use an LVAD for the rest of their lives, but for Chrissy, it’s a “bridge to transplant” while she waits to receive a new heart. Donor hearts are already difficult to come by, and because she is 6’1”, Chrissy needs a heart from a taller person. Her health journey affects not just her life, but the lives of her
