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Stroke Heroes 2016
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Puget Sound Division, along with our sponsor Medtronic, congratulates the honorees for this year's Stroke Hero Awards. We had amazing stories sent to us. Thank you to all of you who submitted a nomination. Here are some of the inspiring individuals honored this year as a Stroke Hero. AMY MOORE, Stroke Survivor Amy is described as a truly an inspiring person who has never let her stroke stop her from accomplishing her goals. Her stroke was diagnosed at six months of age and left her legally blind. Amy learned Braille during her first two years of high school an...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Patients We Do Not See
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

#HeartWarrior: Maddy Reyes
Maddy Reyes is a 12-year-old Heart Warrior participating in the 2016 Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk. She is also a social media ambassador, @MaddyGoCheer. I have a different heart than most kids. When I was born I was diagnosed with a heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. The doctors and surgeons were watching my heart very closely until I was four months old. When I was four months old my doctor told my parents that I would have to get open heart surgery to keep my heart safe. The surgeons fixed a hole in my heart and made my pulmonary artery bigger. My doctor is now watching my heart closely to see when ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High survival rates in trial of new heart valve
Loyola University Medical Center is the only Chicago hospital participating in a landmark clinical trial of an artificial aortic heart valve that does not require open heart surgery. First results from the trial were announced at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium in San Francisco. Results were positive, with high survival rates and low rates of stroke. "This is a major breakthrough," said Fred Leya, MD, co-principal investigator at the Loyola site. "Not only did patients live longer, but their quality of life improved substantially...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news

Hospital websites often understate risks of new valve replacement
U.S. hospitals that offer information about a common heart valve replacement procedure often explain the benefits but rarely mention the risks - including doubled risk of stroke - according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news