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Our Stories with Heart

Every woman has a story—with heart

Almost 43 million American women are living with cardiovascular disease. More than 600,000 of them in Texas. These special women share their "survivor" stories in their own words. Are you living with cardiovascular disease? Would you be willing to share your story? Please contact us at women@texasheart.org.

Kayne Wolf: A Mother’s Heart Transplant Story, Part 2.	Alexandra Wallace for Project Heart: Keep Your Beat: No one should have to suffer from heart disease.
Barbara Covington on lessons learned after her health crisis, a dissecting aorta, was successfully treated.	TAVI gave Nancy renewed health with minimal surgery.
Betty Moreton on living a productive life with heart disease.	Anne Bunting on having heart failure, a VAD, a heart transplant, and the importance of organ donation.
A surprising medical journey for health professional Teresa Ferricher, heart tumor, VAD and recovery.	Olympian Dana Vollmer on Houston MRI Screening Study to prevent SCD in students.
Rebecca Trahan, distance runner, experienced a dissecting coronary artery.	Chef Amanda de Jesus, a heart transplant recipient, shares healthy recipe for valentine brownies.
Comparative Anatomy of the Heart	A heart transplant patient shares her story about the Gift of Life.