Heart and Stroke News

Baby's enlarged heart discovered by chance after pregnant mom's fall

Feb 20, 2024

Zoe Corrigan had open-heart surgery at 5 days old. It was successful, and she went on to perform in musical theater and is now pursuing a banking career.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Children, Heart disease

5 things teen girls (and their parents) should know about heart health

Feb 19, 2024

Good – or bad – heart health begins early in life. Most teens have healthy hearts, but that doesn't mean they're not at risk. The experts weigh in.

Categories: Women’s Health | Tags: Children, Heart disease, Prevention

Twin sisters uncover rare genetic condition that sent both into heart failure years apart

Feb 16, 2024

Sofia and Olivia Hart have a rare genetic condition that caused their hearts to enlarge and fail. Olivia had a transplant. Sofia is living with a device that powers her heart for now.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Heart failure, Heart disease

The presidential heart attack that changed America

Feb 15, 2024

President Dwight Eisenhower's crisis provoked panic, but it turned into a moment of national learning about heart health.

Categories: Heart Disease | Tags: History at Heart, Heart attack

Within roughly a year, she got a college degree, a new heart and a husband

Feb 14, 2024

A transplant gave Katherine Herrmann a new chance at life after a childhood of surgeries for a rare congenital heart condition.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Congenital Heart Defects, Heart failure

Saving lives with CPR? That's kid stuff, experts say

Feb 13, 2024

Even preschoolers can start learning basic skills that can prepare them to use CPR by the time they're tweens.

Categories: CPR | Tags: Children, Cardiac Arrest

How a social connection expert stays connected and why

Feb 12, 2024

You don't need a Valentine to reap the health benefits of strong relationships. A social connection expert talks about how good friends and other positive relationships are good for heart health, too.

Categories: Healthy Living News | Tags: The Experts Say, Prevention, Heart disease

The slowly evolving truth about heart disease and women

Feb 9, 2024

For most of the 20th century, heart disease was considered a man’s disease. While research over the past several decades has shown it to be as big a threat – if not bigger – to women, prevention, diagnostic and treatment gaps remain.

Categories: Women’s Health | Tags: History at Heart, Heart disease, Health disparities

From anthropology to civil rights, Dr. William Montague Cobb's influence went beyond medicine

Feb 8, 2024

Dr. William Montague Cobb died in 1990, but his legacy lives on in medicine, anthropology and the battle against racial disparities in health care.

Categories: Health Equity News | Tags: History at Heart, Health disparities

Quick action and CPR saved seventh grader in cross-country race

Feb 8, 2024

Doctors said a severe asthma attack sent Memphis Zabawa into cardiac arrest as he ran his second race at a cross-country meet.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Children, Cardiac Arrest, CPR