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.
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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.
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.
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.
Time, distance and staffing pose challenges to health care in rural North Dakota
May 9, 2024
North Dakota turns to telemedicine and community education to cope with heart and health care challenges in rural areas.
Even after his cardiac arrest, doctor-comedian finds things to laugh about
Apr 25, 2024
Cardiac arrest survivor Will Flanary and his wife and co-survivor, Kristin, have taken their medical dramedy on the road.
The health connection between cardiac arrest survivors and their loved ones
Apr 5, 2024
Loved ones may be linked by the trauma of a cardiac arrest and CPR, but their paths toward healing may differ.
She survived a cardiac arrest. Her husband didn't.
Mar 22, 2024
Danielle McCollian survived a cardiac arrest when her twins were infants. Her husband had a fatal cardiac arrest when they were in kindergarten. But his legacy lives on through his family.
Her husband found her unresponsive. He gave CPR, the first step toward her 'Stayin' Alive.'
Mar 20, 2024
After Regina Allemand experienced cardiac arrest, she wasn't expected to survive. Thanks to the lifesaving CPR her husband gave her, she did.
A 4-hour-old stopped breathing. A patient care technician saved him.
Mar 11, 2024
Lorraine Stewart's newborn, Court, turned gray in her arms hours after birth. Patient care technician Hallie Allison's CPR training kicked in.