Support for a healthy heart starts earlier than you may think. Compared to the decades of the 60s and 70s, trending obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol are rising.
Each one of us has a genetic makeup passed down to us through our family line. Good or bad, we all carry two copies of each gene (except those on the sex chromosomes X and Y). A combination of nature and nurture both play a role in the complexity of our heart health.
Can a stopped heart begin to beat again in someone else’s body? For years, it was unthinkable. An incredible new procedure has made the impossible possible.
Seven years ago, Diane James was driving down I-80 with her son-in-law when she felt her heart flutter. Then it jumped. She knew something wasn’t quite right and told him, “Please take me to the hospital right away.”
It was a life-changing surgery, right in the middle of a pandemic. Dan Whithorn got a new heart, knowing he would be dealing with the operation and recovery without his family near. But thanks to his medical team, Dan was never alone. They bonded over books, music and much more!
Many COVID-19 patients, like Steve Schrader, are finding the road to recovery longer than they hoped. See what his experience with the disease was like firsthand and how he’s doing now.
People often use the terms heart attack and cardiac arrest interchangeably but they are different conditions with different first aid needs. Here is how to recognize and respond.
