Baby born with 'one-of-a-kind' heart receives transplant
Feb 11, 2020
Tessa Agnoli just turned 2. She's already had four open-heart surgeries – plus a transplant.
Stories From the Heart
She put off heart symptoms until it was almost too late
Feb 7, 2020
Since suffering a heart attack at 55, Bev Pohlit has been devoted to raising awareness that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.
High school basketball player saved by CPR helps win championship
Jan 28, 2020
Ben Blankenhorn survived a cardiac arrest. Then, he played in the title game of the high school basketball championship.
Athletic mom's undiagnosed condition led to 2 strokes
Jan 24, 2020
Kelley Naab was born with a hole in her heart she didn't know she had until a mini-stroke at age 35. Five years later, she had a full-blown stroke.
Baby survived 27 minutes without a heartbeat
Jan 16, 2020
This family's real-life event involving their daughter born with a serious congenital heart defect seems straight out of the movies.
Nurse was training for triathlon when her heart stopped mid-swim
Jan 10, 2020
Alicia Bravo was saved by CPR – and a device her fundraising helped purchase – after a cardiac arrest during a training swim at the lake.
32-year-old mom faces 'widow maker'
Jan 2, 2020
After several misdiagnoses, Ashli Stewart learned her left anterior descending artery – also known as "the widow maker" – was completely blocked.
Sisters bound by deadly family legacy – and by lifesaving transplants
Dec 18, 2019
A genetic heart condition led to scary episodes and sapped their energy. Heart transplants set these two moms on a new course.
Toy building boosts woodworker's stroke recovery
Dec 10, 2019
A stroke hampered Gary Lucas' speech and left him partially paralyzed. His devotion to his hobby is helping him recover.
He got a new heart, then cancer, then another heart
Dec 4, 2019
A failing heart sent Trenton Cary to the hospital as a baby and again as a young adult. Transplants nearly 20 years apart saved his life.