Filling in the blanks on adoptees' medical history
Nov 8, 2024
For people who are adopted, a family health history is something that is likely nonexistent. Here's what parents, physicians and adoptees themselves can do when the past is a mystery.
Heart Disease News
After 2 decades of military service, 'the Viking sub' learned he had a tear in his aorta
Nov 5, 2024
When Jeff Pharris retired from the military, he started substitute teaching. Two years later, the gym enthusiast thought his chest pain was from working out. It was actually an aortic dissection.
The chaotic beginnings of the tool that made heart surgery possible
Nov 4, 2024
Heart-lung bypass enables many of today's lifesaving procedures. Here's the story of the struggle to make it a reality.
3 days after running a marathon, her aorta tore
Oct 30, 2024
Amber Williams collapsed at work with excruciating chest pain. She had an aortic dissection, which has led to two surgeries with another scheduled.
She had an emergency C-section and heart surgery the same day
Oct 28, 2024
When pregnant with her second child, Kirsten Dorsey learned she had a dangerous bulge in her aorta. Then her aorta tore. The cause was a rare genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome.
Hearing and vision loss may increase risk of heart disease and stroke
Oct 22, 2024
Middle-aged and older adults with impaired hearing or vision 鈥� or both 鈥� may have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those with good eyesight and hearing, a study shows.
Most young adults in Puerto Rico may have less-than-ideal heart health
Oct 16, 2024
Nearly 3 out of 4 young adults in Puerto Rico might not have ideal cardiovascular health due to lifestyle behaviors, new research suggests.
Chaplain celebrates 4 birthdays: The day he was born, plus 3 more when his life began again
Oct 15, 2024
In 17 years, Richard A. Thompson III has experienced an aortic dissection, abdominal aortic aneurysm and more. He looks at them as prerequisites for the challenging work he does now as a police and hospital chaplain.
She solved her heart problem. Then she learned her unborn baby had one.
Oct 10, 2024
Ashley Boyea thought asthma was why she was huffing and puffing at work. It turned out to be her heart. Then, she learned her unborn baby had a heart defect.
Nearly 50 years after research began, more questions than answers about Hispanic heart health
Oct 1, 2024
Demographic and health data for Hispanic and Latino people in the U.S. wasn't even collected until the 1980s. Today, much remains unknown about their cardiovascular health.