Is It Possible to Manage High Cholesterol Without Medication?Living with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can feel like a roller coaster. There are many bumps that are faced when figuring out the best course of treatment. As an FH warrior...
F.A.S.T.: Spotting the Signs of StrokeWhen I suffered a stroke for the first time, I didn’t know the signs of a stroke. Better yet, I had no idea that a stroke could happen in young...
What Is the Maze Procedure?A maze procedure is an operation. Your doctor may recommend you have a maze procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, also called AFib. AFib is a condition in which the heart...
Is It Possible to Manage High Cholesterol Without Medication?Living with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can feel like a roller coaster. There are many bumps that are faced when figuring out the best course of treatment. As an FH warrior...
F.A.S.T.: Spotting the Signs of StrokeWhen I suffered a stroke for the first time, I didn’t know the signs of a stroke. Better yet, I had no idea that a stroke could happen in young...
What Is the Maze Procedure?A maze procedure is an operation. Your doctor may recommend you have a maze procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, also called AFib. AFib is a condition in which the heart...
Is It Possible to Manage High Cholesterol Without Medication?Living with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can feel like a roller coaster. There are many bumps that are faced when figuring out the best course of treatment. As an FH warrior...
F.A.S.T.: Spotting the Signs of StrokeWhen I suffered a stroke for the first time, I didn’t know the signs of a stroke. Better yet, I had no idea that a stroke could happen in young...
What Is the Maze Procedure?A maze procedure is an operation. Your doctor may recommend you have a maze procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, also called AFib. AFib is a condition in which the heart...
The Invisibility of FHOn the outside, I look like a healthy, 30-something-year-old — fit, energetic, active. But on the inside, there’s a constant, invisible weight I carry. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) isn’t something people...reactionscomments
My Journey From JIA to PAHI would have never thought a Halloween night in the 90s would have shaped my life today. I was your typical 4-year-old, running around trick-or-treating, when I ended up falling...reactionscomments
Featured forum What type(s) of cardiovascular disease do you live with? There are so many types of cardiovascular disease; what condition(s) brought you to our community? ...reactions63replies
Featured story Statins for High CholesterolI think at least one of my adult children has a higher than normal cholesterol level. It’s possible more than one of my children has it also, but I don’t...reactions1comment
