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congenital heart disease in canada: stats, resources and living with the condition
congenital heart disease (chd) is the most common congenital disability in the world. in canada, it affects roughly one in 100 children.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 16 2024
children with congenital heart disease require regular monitoring, depending on the severity, by a pediatric cardiologist.

wear red day 2024: women still underdiagnosed and undertreated with heart disease, stroke
experts say that increasingly more women will die unnecessarily if the medical community doesn’t change to tailor care specifically to meet women’s needs.
karen hawthorne
heart health
feb 12 2024
women have their own unique heart disease risk factors and are disproportionately affected by others.

surviving cardiac arrest: heart and stroke study highlights alarming stats for canadians
cardiac arrest is known as an electrical problem. it happens when the heart’s electrical system suddenly stops working and stops pumping blood to the brain and other vital organs. the person may not be breathing normally or breathing at all.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 9 2024
the heart & stroke foundation, in partnership with governments, has placed over 15,000 aeds in communities across the country, while other organizations and businesses are installing even more.

how i care for congenital heart disease: 'we thought we were going to lose her'
lisa wright says, having been through 18 years of critical care for a daughter with a heart defect, she wants other parents to know how important it is to ask questions.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
now 18, rachael, right, is off all meds, in first-year university, and doing well, says her mother lisa wright, left.

what it feels like: 'you need to advocate for yourself' with congenital heart disease
congenital heart disease occurs when the heart’s chambers, walls or valves, or the blood vessels near the heart don’t develop normally before birth, according to the heart & stroke foundation of canada.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
approximately 260,000 canadians live with congenital heart disease, two-thirds of those adults.

what it feels like: one day at a time with congenital heart disease
nathalie lacoste-hofmann considers herself lucky that she didn’t have to wait long for a donor — lucky to get a donor at all — but strange to have another human’s heart beating inside her.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
"try to surround yourself with people who are supportive," nathalie lacoste-hofmann says of her journey living with congenital heart disease.

how i care for high blood pressure and stroke: 'i just wanted to fix it'
shawnee kish made a discovery sorting through things at her mom’s house while she was in the hospital: a blood pressure cuff machine and prescription medication for hypertension.
karen hawthorne
hypertension
dec 18 2023
shawnee kish, right, has been the primary caregiver of her mother lynne sherry, left, since lynne suffered a stroke in 2020.

diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension): managing support, resources and lifestyle
here’s how you can manage a diagnosis of high blood pressure (hypertension).
karen hawthorne
hypertension
dec 18 2023
lifestyle changes like an increase in regular exercise can have a big impact on managing high blood pressure.
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congenital heart disease in canada: stats, resources and living with the condition
congenital heart disease (chd) is the most common congenital disability in the world. in canada, it affects roughly one in 100 children.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 16 2024
children with congenital heart disease require regular monitoring, depending on the severity, by a pediatric cardiologist.

wear red day 2024: women still underdiagnosed and undertreated with heart disease, stroke
experts say that increasingly more women will die unnecessarily if the medical community doesn’t change to tailor care specifically to meet women’s needs.
karen hawthorne
heart health
feb 12 2024
women have their own unique heart disease risk factors and are disproportionately affected by others.

surviving cardiac arrest: heart and stroke study highlights alarming stats for canadians
cardiac arrest is known as an electrical problem. it happens when the heart’s electrical system suddenly stops working and stops pumping blood to the brain and other vital organs. the person may not be breathing normally or breathing at all.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 9 2024
the heart & stroke foundation, in partnership with governments, has placed over 15,000 aeds in communities across the country, while other organizations and businesses are installing even more.

how i care for congenital heart disease: 'we thought we were going to lose her'
lisa wright says, having been through 18 years of critical care for a daughter with a heart defect, she wants other parents to know how important it is to ask questions.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
now 18, rachael, right, is off all meds, in first-year university, and doing well, says her mother lisa wright, left.
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canadian society for exercise physiology

what it feels like: 'you need to advocate for yourself' with congenital heart disease
congenital heart disease occurs when the heart’s chambers, walls or valves, or the blood vessels near the heart don’t develop normally before birth, according to the heart & stroke foundation of canada.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
approximately 260,000 canadians live with congenital heart disease, two-thirds of those adults.

what it feels like: one day at a time with congenital heart disease
nathalie lacoste-hofmann considers herself lucky that she didn’t have to wait long for a donor — lucky to get a donor at all — but strange to have another human’s heart beating inside her.
robin roberts
heart health
feb 5 2024
"try to surround yourself with people who are supportive," nathalie lacoste-hofmann says of her journey living with congenital heart disease.

how i care for high blood pressure and stroke: 'i just wanted to fix it'
shawnee kish made a discovery sorting through things at her mom’s house while she was in the hospital: a blood pressure cuff machine and prescription medication for hypertension.
karen hawthorne
hypertension
dec 18 2023
shawnee kish, right, has been the primary caregiver of her mother lynne sherry, left, since lynne suffered a stroke in 2020.

diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension): managing support, resources and lifestyle
here’s how you can manage a diagnosis of high blood pressure (hypertension).
karen hawthorne
hypertension
dec 18 2023
lifestyle changes like an increase in regular exercise can have a big impact on managing high blood pressure.
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obesity matters

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