What Is Cardiomyopathy?...Cardiomyopathy is not one disease, but many different diseases that affect the heart muscle. The symptoms and causes of these diseases can vary, but the heart muscle is significantly affected...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Donna Hacker Smith...Donna Hacker Smith is a native of Chicago who now lives in Champaign, Illinois. She was ordained a Lutheran pastor in 1983 and has also worked as an English teacher...
What Should People Know About Heart Failure For Awareness Week?...This month for February Heart Failure Awareness Week let's share ideas on ways to increase awareness for those impacted by heart failure. What are some big facts you want others...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwareness
Matters of the Heart...Losing my dad was one of the hardest, if not the hardest day of my life to date. It is something that I really struggle to talk about - for...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
In America: What’s That?...The In America survey is now closed. Are you 1 of the millions of Americans living with heart failure? If so, we want to hear from you. To learn more...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Coronary Artery Disease, Part I: We Have a Problem...Editor's note: This is part 1 of a series. Be sure to check out part 2! My paternal grandfather died of heart failure in 1964 when he was sixty-three. My...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Christopher Gehrke...Christopher was previously a health leader on Health-Failure.net. Christopher Gehrke is a survivor of two heart attacks, both of which occurred by the age of 35. He has been living...
Daniel Freeman...Daniel was previously a health leader on Heart-Failure.net. I come from a long line of male family members who have suffered from cardiovascular disease. My grandfather and those preceding him...
Karen Parete...Karen was previously a health leader on Heart-Failure.net. Karen is a mother of two daughters both diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions, Alyssa 25 and Nicole 21. Karen brings us her...
John Bottrell, RRT...Hi. I’m John, I’ve been a respiratory therapist for over 20 years. A good part of my job is taking care of people with heart failure. So, I have quite...
Kelli Hicks...Kelli was previously an advocate on Heart-Failure.net. Kelli Lynn Hicks is a 43-year-old wife, and mother who was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure in 2015. After the initial diagnosis Kelli...
Clair Gardiner...I am a single mom to a firecracker little girl residing in the tip of Africa. I am also a sister, a daughter, and a friend. Already forming part of...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Heart Failure...Millions of people have a heart failure (HF) diagnosis. Whether you have HF or know someone who does, here is a guide to the basics. Heart failure (HF) is a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Shares: Supplements Taken for Heart Failure...Living with heart failure often comes with feeling sluggish and tired. When we are facing that kind of low energy, vitamins and supplements can often give a boost to help...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Samantha Stinocher...Samantha was previously a health leader on Health-Failure.net. Samantha Stinocher is a Postpartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) survivor and mother to twin boys. Since her diagnosis in 2015, she has worked to...
Clinical Trial Participation...Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria) in order to take part in the study...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Teresa Wright-Johnson...Teresa was previously a health leader on Heart-Failure.net. A graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, Teresa has an extensive background in criminal justice and social services. She is...
Alyssa Parete...Alyssa was previously an advocate on Heart-Failure.net. Alyssa Parete is 25-year-old heart transplant recipient who received her new heart at the age of 8 years old. When she was 2...
Maggie Teliska Parke...Maggie Teliska-Parke, Ph.D., is a heart attack survivor living with her husband outside Charleston SD. She is a co-founder of a private Congestive Heart Failure group on Facebook and her...
Alin Gragossian...Dr. Alin was previously a health leader on Health-Failure.net. Dr. Alin Gragossian is currently an Emergency Medicine resident physician in Harrisburg, PA. In December 2018, in the middle of her...
