After recovering from heart failure related to pregnancy, she went on to game show glory
Dec 20, 2024
Cheryl Stokes of North Carolina had peripartum cardiomyopathy. What she learned prompted her to educate other women about heart health.
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Young athlete had mild heart issues. His autopsy showed he died from an enlarged heart.
Dec 17, 2024
Jaden Blackwell started playing football at age 5, the same year he learned he had a heart murmur. He died from an enlarged heart at 19.
Her stomachache turned out to be heart failure. Then came a huge reversal.
Dec 10, 2024
Saraa Basaria thought she had food poisoning. She was actually in heart failure, which is now in remission.
Abnormal resting heart rate over long term may predict future heart failure or death
Nov 22, 2024
Resting heart rate remained stable or dropped slightly over time for most people in a new study. But for those whose heart rate increased, the risk for heart failure or death climbed with it.
After childbirth came heart failure – and later, a new heart
Nov 21, 2024
Two months after Ebony Smith-Thomas gave birth to her second child, she was sleeping fitfully with a dry cough. It turned out to be a type of heart failure called peripartum cardiomyopathy.
A transplanted heart powered this college swimmer to a school record
Sep 19, 2024
Just before his sophomore year of college, Ben Pastva learned his heart was failing. Soon after, he got a new one.
Congenital heart defect rates may be much higher than once thought
Aug 26, 2024
A new analysis of one state's broad health insurance claims data suggests the number of children born with heart defects may be higher than previously believed.
American Indian adults may face higher rates of heart failure
Aug 21, 2024
The incidence of heart failure in a new study of American Indian adults was two to three times higher than other studies have found in Black, Hispanic and white adults.
Job stress among office workers linked to higher risk for irregular heart rhythm
Aug 14, 2024
White-collar workers who report job strain and feeling poorly rewarded for their efforts may have a higher risk for atrial fibrillation than their less-stressed peers, a study from Canada found.
At 71, he's back to fishing and renovating houses after a heart transplant
Jul 11, 2024
Keith Hoch started having heart problems in his 50s. Finally, at 68, he needed a heart transplant.