Getting the mail left her chest feeling hot and cold. She was having a heart attack.
Jun 6, 2024
At 53, Marcie Westwater had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection that caused her heart to stop.
Stories From the Heart
A teen survived cardiac arrest. Then his mom. Then his sister.
Jun 4, 2024
Joe Krejci of Dallas passed out while running at school. His mother, Virginia, collapsed four years later in the street. Then sister Sara fell on the karaoke stage. All three experienced sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart's electrical system malfunctions and the heart stops beating.
He went from a stroke to a heart transplant to an Ironman finish line
May 30, 2024
A stroke led doctors to discover Vang Her had an enlarged heart. He eventually needed a new heart and was motivated by a fellow survivor to put it to use.
This police detective sergeant saves lives. His wife saved his.
May 28, 2024
Rafaelito Cruz had a cardiac arrest while sleeping. Now, he's back at work and has an implanted defibrillator in case his heart stops again.
After a pre-gig heart attack, New Jersey musician embraces exercise
May 24, 2024
Trombonist and singer Tommy Meares had a heart attack at home before a gig. Doctors unclogged his arteries and Meares soon became an enthusiastic regular at cardiac rehabilitation.
Son's heart diagnosis may have saved dad's life
May 20, 2024
Soon after birth, doctors discovered Elias Soto had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Genetic testing showed his dad, Rafael, also had it – and it was severe.
At 6, she was a pioneering heart patient. Nearly 7 decades later, she fully appreciates it.
May 16, 2024
Cindy Allen-Stuckey was one of the first children to have heart defect surgery in the 1950s. A few years ago, she learned how groundbreaking her surgery was.
Dancer had fainting spells for 18 years. Going into cardiac arrest finally led to a diagnosis.
May 14, 2024
Terrianne Zonca was at her grandfather's funeral in Hawaii when her heart stopped. She survived and was diagnosed with long QT syndrome.
Nurse practitioner's quick action saves community garden pioneer
May 10, 2024
When Joyce Moty showed signs of a stroke, her friend and fellow gardener knew she needed medical care immediately.
Born with a heart defect, baby soon had seizures, stroke and more
May 7, 2024
Dax Serbin was born with tetralogy of Fallot. After heart surgery at 11 days old, the now-5-year-old has met every developmental milestone.