38-year-old has had 3 hearts: 'It's a third chance'
May 31, 2023
Melanie Wickersheim is grateful for a third chance at life after her own heart and a first heart transplant failed.
Heart Failure News
Since her heart transplant, she treats every day like a birthday
Apr 24, 2023
For Long Island's Jen Lentini, stomach pain as a teen led doctors to find an enlarged heart caused by heart failure.
Mom of 2 young boys was waiting for pizza when her heart stopped
Apr 5, 2023
When LaNysha Adams went into cardiac arrest at home, her husband called 911 and performed CPR. She survived, and was soon diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Back from deployment, Air Force member diagnosed with congestive heart failure
Mar 23, 2023
After a year-long deployment, Kassandra Benson returned home and started having symptoms that led to several diagnoses, including heart failure and heart valve disease.
Exercise therapy may improve quality of life for people with common type of heart failure
Mar 21, 2023
Supervised exercise therapy may be more effective than medication at improving quality of life for people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, a new report says.
Uric acid linked to later risk for irregular heart rhythm
Jan 12, 2023
People with too much uric acid in their blood during midlife may face an increased risk for atrial fibrillation later in life, even if they are otherwise heart-healthy, new research finds.
Quinton Aaron of 'The Blind Side' aims to be an inspirational story of his own
Jan 9, 2023
Quinton Aaron dealt with grief by overeating and was diagnosed with heart failure. But with determination, medical guidance and help from the women in his family, the actor is on a healthier path.
Heart attack at 46 led to a new heart and new outlook on life
Jan 4, 2023
Eddie Garcia of San Jose, California, had many complications after his heart attack, including cardiac arrest and heart failure. He now has a new heart.
Heart transplant recipient honors her donor 'by living the best possible life I can'
Dec 20, 2022
Linda Jara was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy at age 35. Seven years later, she needed a new heart. Despite early complications and ongoing difficulties, she remains optimistic.
Heart failure more common in heart defect survivors starting at young age
Dec 19, 2022
People born with heart defects may face a nearly ninefold higher risk for heart failure and may develop it at a much younger age than their peers born with healthy hearts, new research suggests.