Legally blind photographer overcomes heart surgery during the pandemic
Stefani Kopenec, American Heart Association News
June 4, 2021
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When Arthur Castro was born, doctors could immediately tell something was wrong. The color of his skin belied trouble with his heart that hadn t been picked up on several ultrasounds typical of a routine pregnancy. His oxygen was very low. He was very purple and blue, and they had to revive him (with CPR), his mom, Sophia Castro, said. As soon as I delivered him, they just took him.
Tests at the small hospital in Flagstaff, Arizona, revealed multiple congenital heart defects that would need to be monitored and eventually require open-heart surgery.
DMV Links Red Dress Event Gives the 411 on Total Lifestyle Changes Needed for Heart Health & Wellness
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Inaugural virtual activation garners over 28,000 views and reaches nearly 100,000 people featuring special guest Joy Reid of MSNBC s The ReidOut With Joy Reid
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“Now that we are awake and aware, what will we do to improve our own heart health, and that of our sisters, our family and our friends,” was the thought provoking question posed by The Links, Incorporated National President and Public Health expert, Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, PhD. ARLINGTON, Va. (PRWEB) February 26, 2021 Live from Facebook on National Wear Red Day, the 13th Annual DMV Links Red Dress Event took center stage on Friday, February 5th from 7pm-9pm EST. With the global health crisis affecting the African-American community disproportionately, particularly those with pre-existing conditions suc
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National Wear Red Day brings awareness to heart disease and strokes
The Go Red for Women campaign urges women to take action to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease.
February 5, 2021 10:37 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Friday is National Wear Red Day. The movement brings awareness to heart disease and strokes. According to the American Heart Association, 45 percent of women over the age of 20 have a cardiovascular disease.
“It’s a really great day for us to raise awareness for women that have heart disease, cardiovascular disease,” American Heart Association Communications Director Shannon Hilaire said. “It is their number one killer.”
You may see plenty of people wearing red Friday. Take heart.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - With heart disease as the number one killer of women, the American Heart Association is working to change that through raising awareness about reducing risk.
The organization named February as Heart Month and the first Friday of February is National Wear Red Day.
“One in three women die from heart disease, AHA Executive Director Katie Schumacker said. “We want the community to know that one is too many. So we are wearing red to support the American Heart Association’s ‘Go Red for Women’ movement that encourages all women to take charge of their own health.”
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