Elizabeth Beard is a survivor of a Bi-Femoral Aorta Bypass due to PAD. She writes today to celebrate the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) approval of supervised exercise therapy (SET) for patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD).
We are very pleased to share that the American Heart Association Support Network is being recognized as one of the best blogs for heart disease by the editorial team at Medical News Today
Ken Gregoire is an Adaptable Study patient partner and heart disease survivor who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. By sharing his story, Ken hopes to encourage people to be more proactive in their healthcare.
Madelaine is the Project Director for the Health eHeart Alliance at the University of California San Francisco where she cultivates patient-centered research processes. She has extensive research experience leveraging technology to design, implement and evaluate health programs, feedback mechanisms, and result dissemination loops. Her background is in public health with an emphasis in Community Health Education and Epidemiology. She designs and implements study campaigns, outreach, and community building mechanisms for broad community/patient engagement in mobile health-tech environments.
There can be a strong link between heart and kidney health and sometimes what’s good for one can be bad for the other. The American Heart Association is pleased to join with the National Kidney Foundation to raise awareness about this often-challenging balance act, by sharing this story from an NKF ambassador.
Have you experienced abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease (PAD) or venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE)?
Building on the discussions from the April 11 Cholesterol Summit in Dallas, Texas, we are excited to continue the conversation with attendees and key leaders unable to attend on the Aprill11 date.
Micheal is a husband, a father, a grandfather, a nurse, a triathlete, a marathoner, and a 7-year survivor of The Widowmaker at 39 years old. Enough said.
Bio- Catherine Ostby is a senior at the University of Minnesota Crookston, she is majoring in Early Childhood Education Program Management and will be graduating in the spring of 2018. She is the daughter of Orlin Ostby, who is a stroke survivor.
Lori Larsen was having a difficult time adjusting to life after her stroke. She felt lost, as if everyone had moved on from her stroke except her. Thanks to the Stroke Support Network, Lori was able to meet fellow stroke survivor Cindy Veenstra who helped lift Lori’s spirits and encouraged her to keep fighting.
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