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Rosemary”s life was saved at Lowell General Hospital after a STEMI.

At MelroseWakefield Hospital, teamwork, technology and quick action gave Israel Martins a second chance at life after a serious heart attack.

Laurence Conway, MD, Chief of Cardiology, and Danielle Patturelli, Director of Cardiac Services at MelroseWakefield Hospital, return to the Healthy Podcast to discuss the life-saving care provided in the hospital's cardiac catheterization lab every day.

MelroseWakefield Hospital’s cardiac rehab program has helped Bob Muti reclaim his heart health after bypass surgery.

Just months after receiving a heart transplant, Lenny Buisson returns to Tufts Medical Center regularly to support other heart failure patients and their families.

With the support of Tufts Medical Center nurses and facility dogs, Hunter is building his strength and looking forward to going home to wait for his heart transplant.

In this episode of the Healthy Podcast, Dr. Laurence Conway, Chief of Cardiology and Danielle Patturelli, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager of the Cardiovascular Center discuss the history and future of providing advanced cardiac care in the community at MelroseWakefield Hospital.

In the fall of 2021, Katie had just begun a new position as a Clinical Social Worker in Tufts Medical Center’s Emergency Department. Less than two months later, Katie’s father Jim drove himself to his local emergency room and was diagnosed with myocarditis, an infection of the heart. While some patients with myocarditis fight off the infection, Jim took a turn for the worse and was transported by ambulance to Tufts MC.

Karen Pekowitz was a college student when she was diagnosed with a heart condition. At just 19 years old, Karen had a pacemaker implanted to manage her illness.

Great-grandmother Helen's heart transplant gives her more time with the people she loves.

Tufts Medical Center’s Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Program brings relief after a lifetime of exhaustion and illness.

In January 2023, what began as a normal Saturday morning at home with their grandchildren took a frightful turn for Terry and Mike.

Despite having had diabetes for fifty years and other medical issues including heart disease, cataracts and precancerous skin lesions, Frank Kelliher refuses to live like a sick man.

Karen Dolan, a triathlete and a self-described exercise fanatic knew something wasn't right. She experienced shortness of breath and fatigue.

After experiencing chest pain, Elaine found her way to Dr. Resor and the TAVR program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA.

Once barely able to walk and given less than six months to live, Linda DaCosta is alive and thriving years later, thanks to her care at Tufts Medical Center.

Maureen Ducharme knew that she couldn't put off the procedure any longer. In 2009, Ducharme, 55, from Springfield, suffered two strokes within a couple of weeks.

After enjoying a day of golf with his friends, Stanley Coolen began experiencing an upset stomach. Stanley is an active, healthy 72-year old from Saugus, MA. According to him, neither he nor his wife, Nicky, had been sick for a day in the nearly 50 years they had been married. But as he approached the clubhouse, he collapsed in cardiac arrest.

When you're having a heart attack, minutes matter. Just ask Lowell resident David Nowak. On an October night three years ago, he started experiencing arm pain and what he thought was heartburn.

In this episode of the Healthy Podcast, Drs. Laurence Conway and Ann Garlitski discuss the history and future of providing advanced cardiac care in the community.