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If you missed this year’s Heart Failure Patient & Caregiver Day, held virtually on February 12, all session recordings are now available OnDemand. To view the presentation segments, please click here: https://hfsa.org/hfsa-virtual-heart-failure-patient-and-caregiver-day-2022/hfsa-virtual-heart-failure-patient To learn more about the Heart Failure Society of America please visit: www.hfsa.org.
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This week is Heart Failure Awareness Week. This campaign aims to raise awareness of heart failure and highlight what it is like to live with heart failure. The DCM Foundation is proud to support this campaign, led by the Heart Failure Patient Council* of the Global Heart Hub. Heart failure is a serious chronic condition,
Don’t miss this excellent panel discussion recording about the important topic of prioritizing your heart health. This discussion focuses on how to detect and communicate new or changing symptoms of cardiovascular conditions. Now, more than ever, it is important to seek timely medical help when experiencing a change in symptoms. Discussion panel members include: Dr. Sarah
A Scientific Network Session focused on Lamin A/C Cardiomyopathy was held on April 13, 2022. The goal of this session was for LMNA experts to share information regarding current strategies, crazy ideas, and future collaborations to discover a cure for the LMNA genetic mutation. A recording of this session is now available – please click here
For people with genetically linked conditions, genetic counselors can be a lifeline of information, support and compassion, so we wanted to let you know about the Heart of Genetic Counseling Award that honors excellence inpatient care provided by genetic counselors during some of the most challenging moments of a patient’s health journey. If you want
Meet Andrea, who was recently diagnosed with genetic DCM at age 40, despite not having any symptoms. Andrea’s family experience with DCM started when her father was diagnosed with a reduced ejection fraction in his late 30s. For decades he lived an energetic life —running three miles a day until his mid- 60s—with asymptomatic DCM. He
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Heart Failure Cardiologist, Dr. Kathy Crispell, discusses the causes of dilated cardiomyopathy and Stages of Heart Failure.
Living a healthy life is important for DCM patients (as it is for everyone). After a DCM diagnosis, many individuals decide to make lifestyle changes to support their health. Such was the case with a family member of Mark Ruf, founder of “NA Beer Club.” When Mark’s father, Greg, was diagnosed with DCM in 2014, he
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Meet Millicent! This is her story in her own words – as initially published on our Facebook page: “On November 5th, 2021, I received news that I had tested positive for a LMNA gene mutation that causes DCM and dangerous arrhythmias. I agreed to testing given my family history of my father’s sudden cardiac arrest
Greg Ruf will be the first to tell you: he used to be a bit of a fitness fanatic. Okay, “a bit” might be soft-selling it: the 57-year-old was totally an adrenaline junkie. You name it, he did it—running, swimming, cycling, elliptical, strength training. A ball of energy who had been active his whole life and who
