American Heart Association
By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS
Quadruple bypass surgery at age 39 and a heart attack nine years later left Jerry McCann unsure what his future would hold.
Aided by an implanted defibrillator, Jerry forged ahead. Later, he battled high blood pressure, dizziness and fatigue. Doctors diagnosed congestive heart failure, yet another […]
By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS
For weeks, Roxanne Watson thought she’d pulled a muscle in her back.
“I worked in a retail store and was helping unload merchandise from a truck when I felt this pain,” recalls Watson, 62, who lives in Nanuet, New York.
After taking a couple of aspirin she […]
In retrospect, Rosie O’Donnell realizes she put herself at risk of heart disease.
She was very overweight at 220 pounds, and admittedly “was not exercising at all.” Plus, she had a strong family history of heart disease. Even when symptoms started, she failed to take them seriously.
“Since my mom died […]
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