Apr 9, 2021
After more than two years of unsuccessful treatments for foot and leg pain, Abigail Dudek learned the problem was in her blood vessels. She needed a bypass operation in her leg.
Apr 6, 2021
Heart surgery at 50 spurred James "Pete" Watt to make the lifestyle changes he wished he would have made when doctors recommended them in his 30s.
Apr 1, 2021
Kent Wiles used his lifeguard training in CPR from decades earlier to help save the life of his wife, Lynn, after she had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest.
Mar 30, 2021
When her toy Maltese, Mr. Big, died unexpectedly, the grief and stress caused Tess Kossow to experience takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Mar 26, 2021
Since recovering from his near-death experience, Dr. Satjit Bhusri has embraced a healthier lifestyle and developed a deeper understanding for the needs of his heart patients.
Mar 23, 2021
In Hana Hooper's first semester at college, she was diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. That led to strokes, surgeries, a coma, blindness, a heart transplant – and a resolve to keep learning, moving and cherishing every day.
Mar 18, 2021
Sarah Conaway was filling out hospital paperwork for her 3-year-old daughter's earache when she lost feeling in her right side. She was having a stroke. Three days later, she had a second one.
Mar 16, 2021
After Jennifer Casson Tripucka understood she'd been downplaying the seriousness of her congenital heart defect, she faced her fears head on. Now, she encourages others to do the same.
Mar 12, 2021
When she was 40, Michelle Whiteman had a stroke that revealed a hole in her heart. Open-heart surgery repaired it. Four years later, she had a heart attack. Exercise and family keep her optimistic.
Mar 9, 2021
Former Ironman and mother of two Kelly Steinberg experienced a rare spinal stroke during surgery for a rare tear in her aorta.