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In the UK there’s a debate about whether heart failure patients should be moved to a higher priority for COVID-19 vaccinations. In the US, priority levels vary by state, but the President has signaled he wants everyone age 16+ to have access to the vaccines quickly. Be sure to learn about vaccines from reliable
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Genetics of DCM: Hope for the Future. Presented by DCM Foundation in partnership with our sponsor, Pfizer. Speaker: Dr. Calum MacRae from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Written by Mirela Dezman – Zagreb, Croatia, Europe I want to share our story because I think it is extremely important to raise awareness of the existence of a method that can save many young lives and can give a big step forward in the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy among children. The method is called
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Basics of DCM information and education followed by Q&A with Dr. Ray Hershberger, renowned cardiologist and DCM researcher.
Newer models of smartphones, such as the iPhone 12, can interfere with the operation of ICDs if the phone is placed in close proximity to the device or over the device. For your safety and to ensure that the device operates correctly, always remember to keep your phone at least six inches from your device.
Living with a Pacemaker or ICD webinar hosted by DCM Foundation with guest speaker, Doug Rachac
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Affairs of the Heart: DCMFoundation and Stanford Health
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Written by Shawn Lake When Rob Buys was 35, he had an echocardiogram to diagnose some heart palpitations he was having. When he heard the results, he spun them in his favor. “The doctor told me I had a 50 percent chance of having a cardiomyopathy,” Rob says. “What I heard was, ‘There’s a 50
Written by Shawn Lake For Melissa Justice, all the signs of heart failure were there. The problem was that no one recognized them. When she was finally diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), at age 31, her heart’s ejection fraction — the heart muscle’s pumping function — was severely reduced at less than 15 percent. A
Written by Shawn Lake “We’re all healthy,” says Jane Dittoe Leeuw. “In my family, we don’t consider ourselves to be sick.” That’s a very positive statement, given that Leeuw and her siblings, the Dittoes, all have dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). One of her three brothers has a transplanted heart and another has continuing problems with arrhythmias.
