Sharing this great article, as found on Medscape/TheHeart.org
Use of antidepressants that strongly inhibit serotonin is associated with a somewhat lower risk for ischemic stroke compared to agents that weakly inhibit the neurotransmitter, results of a large, population-based study suggest.
Carlie Crain is a student, a softball player, a daughter, a sister and a friend. She is also a congenital heart defect survivor.
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Brandy Wilson is a wife, mother of three and ER nurse. Brandy is also a heart attack survivor. Brandy is July’s featured survivor for#NoMOHeartDisease, the American Heart Association’s year-long initiative created to increase awareness and reduce the prevalence of heart disease in Missouri.
If you don’t already know about the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s local Heart Walk let me tell you more about it because we need your vote to select the best t-shirt design honoring survivors.
Cody and Callie Krause live in rural North Dakota and enjoy spending time outside with their kids. Thanks to the amazing healthcare professionals in rural ND and Fargo, Cruz (their oldest son) was saved. This was only half his journey, the rest is still unwritten.
Debra North knew recovery from heart valve surgery would not be easy. She had undergone a repair in 2006, followed by a heart valve replacement in 2016. When that valve unexpectedly failed and she needed a second replacement after 17 months, she found herself also grappling with a heavy emotional toll.
Dr. Kathryn Osteen is an adult survivor of CHD and an American Heart Association and The Children’s Heart Foundation volunteer who spoke with Dr. Ai Wern Chung, American Heart Association and The Children's Heart Foundation Research Fellow, Fetal-Neonatal Neuroimaging & Developmental Science Center | Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chung’s research was selected for the most recent round of funding from the Congenital Heart Defect Research Awards, co-funded by the American Heart Association and The Children’s Heart Foundation.
Dylan Gallup is an athlete, a brother, a son and a St. Louis Cardinals baseball super fan. Dylan is also a congenital heart defect survivor. Dylan is June’s featured survivor for #NoMOHeartDisease, the American Heart Association’s year-long initiative created to increase awareness and reduce the prevalence of heart disease in Missouri.
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