Heart Stories

How to Amplify Your Heart Story

The first thing WomenHeat Champion, Roxanne Watson shares with us when she picks up the phone is that she has an interview with her state…

Advocacy in Action | 07.20.18

Healthcare: Putting the Patient First

As the rise of biotech industries merges with the United States hitting 10 million patents, the science has never been better for breakthroughs in life…

Heart Stories | 07.10.18

The Value of WomenHeart Champions

I have a purpose to share my heart story and save lives. I am a WomenHeart Champion, a heart disease survivor, cardiovascular research advocate for women…

Heart Stories | 07.10.18

Pat Eagan: Scripps Mercy Hospital and Womens Heart Health

Originally published in the Scripps Mercy Hospital Newsletter, July 2018 No. 5 One of our own volunteers, Pat Egan a Woman Heart Champion, pictured below (second from the left), participated…

Heart Stories | 07.01.18

Champion Spotlight: Amy Josar

“My experience at the WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium [in October of 2017] was an amazing one. I went there knowing that I would get…

Heart Stories | 06.27.18

Champion Spotlight: Yesenia Araujo, “New York Strong”

“I had three heart attacks in one day,” Yesenia Araujo says. The first, she explains, happened at her home, where her boyfriend called an ambulance…

Heart Stories | 06.14.18

Heart Disease and Depression Often Go Hand in Hand: WomenHeart Can Help

Originally published on ADAA.org, Anxiety and Depression Association of America Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, with 1 in 4 women dying…

Heart Stories | 05.29.18

Finding Better Health Through Hope: A North Star Matters

Originally published in U.S. News & World Report I grew up in the United States, a child to first-generation immigrants from India. My parents worked…

Heart Stories | 05.01.18