5 Things I Wish I Knew Before My DiagnosisIn 2014, I was diagnosed with a form of heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy. This is when the ventricles become enlarged and can no longer pump blood efficiently. Before the...
What It’s Like to Be Known as “The One With FH”Having familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can feel like wearing a badge I never asked for. People get to know me as the "health nut," or the person who’s always reading ingredient...
Types of ArrhythmiasAn arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat. This includes heartbeats that are too slow, too fast, or irregular. Arrhythmias happen when electrical signals in the heart do not work properly. A...
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before My DiagnosisIn 2014, I was diagnosed with a form of heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy. This is when the ventricles become enlarged and can no longer pump blood efficiently. Before the...
What It’s Like to Be Known as “The One With FH”Having familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can feel like wearing a badge I never asked for. People get to know me as the "health nut," or the person who’s always reading ingredient...
Types of ArrhythmiasAn arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat. This includes heartbeats that are too slow, too fast, or irregular. Arrhythmias happen when electrical signals in the heart do not work properly. A...
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before My DiagnosisIn 2014, I was diagnosed with a form of heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy. This is when the ventricles become enlarged and can no longer pump blood efficiently. Before the...
What It’s Like to Be Known as “The One With FH”Having familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can feel like wearing a badge I never asked for. People get to know me as the "health nut," or the person who’s always reading ingredient...
Types of ArrhythmiasAn arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat. This includes heartbeats that are too slow, too fast, or irregular. Arrhythmias happen when electrical signals in the heart do not work properly. A...
Causes and Risk Factors of Atrial FibrillationAtrial fibrillation, or AFib, is when the heart beats at an irregular or too fast pace. It is the most common type of arrhythmia and affects millions of people worldwide...
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