Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and can be prevented by choosing to eat nutritious foods that help keep your arteries clear. You may…
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By Jack Huber Early in 2015, my doctor detected a heart murmur. After I had an MRI and an echocardiogram done, he recommended that I see a cardiologist. The…
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By Meghana Dwarakinath I have always assumed that my life would figure itself out — that all the problems would fade out of existence merely by me being ignorant of…
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By Amanda Primus My parents welcomed me into their lives in the spring of 1986. At my six-month well-child check, I was diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis Bicuspid murmur, which means…
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Flu season is well underway, and every flu season brings out two types of people. For one type, the flu shot is a necessity; it is a responsibility; it is…
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If you take prescription medications, you know that the cost of getting prescriptions filled has gone up in the past few years. At some point, you may have even had…
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By Todd Matthews With Kathryn Kopp My name is Todd Matthews, and I am a 50-year-old survivor of coarctation of the aorta. I’m not sure how I want to…
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When my daughter was 4 years old, her doctor heard a faint clicking sound in her heart at a well-child visit. We discovered she had a bicuspid aortic valve and…
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William J. Farr was born in Camden, NJ in May 1944 and graduated from Winthrop High School in 1962. After high school, he attended Florida State University from 1962-1969 &…
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Bill Schramer was raised in Wheaton, Ilinois, and moved to California in the mid-1980s. He’s an IT professional with 35 years of experience as a Systems Programmer, Systems Analyst and…
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