Cardiac / Heart Health Archives - Hackensack Meridian Health

Surviving Cardiac Arrest Takes a Village

Robert McGoff is a creature of habit. Four mornings a week, the 85-year-old wakes up at 6 a.m. and heads...

Thirty years ago, just before New Year’s Day, then-28-year-old Hugo Morales began experiencing chills, nausea and heart palpitations, and he...

December 2018 was a busy and exciting month for 74-year-old Legrand Castro and his family. On top of the typical...

Tuesday, May 15, started out like any other day for James DeMaria, 50, of New City, New York. James was...

On March 1, 2019, Alfredo Fresnedo had a weird feeling in his stomach on the way to work as a...

The last thing 34-year-old Przemyslaw “Simon” Blazejowicz remembered was falling to his knees in his bathroom one Wednesday evening after...

By Donna Sellmann Not many people are worried about having a heart attack in their 40s. But for Joe Leone...

When someone is in poor cardiac health, they’re said to have a “weak” heart. What looks like weakness, however, often...

With his brown hair, gray eyes and ever-present smile, 7-month-old Charles Caravella Jr. is a lot like other babies his...

With a reputation as “Mr. Fix-it,” Amado Velez usually doesn’t hesitate to repair anything around him that’s broken. But when...