Heart Stories

Heart-Healthy Birth Control: Exploring Options for Women with Heart Disease

For women living with heart disease, being of reproductive age comes with its own set of challenges. Whether you are choosing to delay pregnancy, are…

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#29DaysofHeart: Shining a Light on Black Women’s Heart Health

Each February, Black History Month serves as a poignant reminder of the struggles and triumphs of African Americans throughout history. Black History Month celebrates the…

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Thriving with Heart Disease

In the immediate aftermath of a heart attack or a heart disease diagnose, most women focus on surviving. They want to understand what happened and…

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Listen to Your Heart

Our country is in a pandemic and it’s causing fear. Are you afraid to go to the hospital? Don’t be – especially if you are…

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A Prescription for Vitamins O and R

Wouldn’t it be great if we could bottle optimism, as Vitamin O, and resilience, as Vitamin R, for daily doses? Whether you are recovering from…

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Living with Heart Failure, My Heart Story

When heart failure struck, I was dumbfounded. I never felt any pain. I was the picture of health. My father and uncle both died of…

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COVID-19:The Great Equalizer

COVID-19 will go down as many things in the history books. I watch the case numbers climb and the stock market numbers dive. But for…

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Heart Disease is Anything but Typical

darlene's WomenHeart PSA I am a six-time marathoner who was diagnosed with advanced heart failure while training for a race that should have been my…

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Champion Spotlight: Put Your Best Foot Forward

WomenHeart Champion Darlene Scott doesn’t let heart disease define her, she keeps moving forward; one foot in front of the other. And, this National Minority…

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Champion Spotlight: We Are Heart Sisters

“When I was accepted to attend the WomenHeart Science and Leadership Training, it was like winning the lottery,” says WomenHeart Champion Jody Knack. “WomenHeart is doing great work and more people…

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