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May 10, 20161 min read
Team HeartBrothers Member Feature: Mike Ashworth
Lowell Sun: A life lost, three lives saved By: Todd Feathers, tfeathers@lowellsun.com, Apr 24 2016 Mike Ashworth PELHAM – On Sept. 13,...
Apr 22, 20161 min read
Brazilian Billionaire Dug His Bentley A Grave To Benefit Organ Donation
Amazing! When the day finally arrived, he did not, in fact, bury his car. Instead, he made a grand media statement on what was the first...
Feb 13, 20161 min read
Heart In A Box
A Breakthrough in Heart Preservation The World’s Only Portable Heart Perfusion System TransMedics developed the OCS™ HEART system to...
Sep 17, 20151 min read
Role of heart-assist devices shifts as technology, management improve
From the Houston Chronicle Dr. Brian Bruckner, left, a heart transplant surgeon, and Dr. Jerry Estep, cardiologist, display two versions...
Aug 31, 20151 min read
FDA approves new Amgen cholesterol drug
From the Boston Globe: Federal regulators on Thursday approved a new injectable drug that promises to sharply reduce levels of bad...
Jun 23, 20151 min read
Heart failure survivors bond to help save others
Bob Romer of Framingham, left, and Pat Sullivan of Northboro, co-founders of the HeartBrothers Foundation, at Sterling Country Club last...
Apr 6, 20151 min read
Smart diet remains potent cardiovascular medicine
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Cutting dietary fat intake remains a highly effective strategy for reducing coronary heart disease risk – but only so...
Apr 1, 20151 min read
Ablation cuts AF recurrence 2.5-fold vs. amiodarone in heart failure
SAN DIEGO – Catheter ablation proved superior to amiodarone for treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with systolic...
Mar 17, 20151 min read
Positive Thinking and Your Health
From the Huffington Post: 5 Ways Positive Thinking Can Transform Your Health Read the article.
Feb 17, 20151 min read
Duc T. Pham, MD Joins HeartBrothers Foundation Board of Advisors
The Framingham, MA based HeartBrothers Foundation announces an addition to their Board of Advisors. Duc T. Pham, MD and Surgical...
Jan 30, 20151 min read
HeartBrothers Begin Assistance
The HeartBrothers Foundation increased their assistance to patients and families in December. The patients and family members were all...
Dec 9, 20141 min read
From the Boston Globe: New tech helping heart patients
Read the article here: New tech helping heart patients or download the PDF
Nov 26, 20141 min read
HeartBrothers Foundation Invited to the NE Heart Failure and Transplant Conference
The HeartBrothers Foundation wishes to thank Tuft’s Medical Center for inviting us to attend and be the patient panel at the 7th New...
Aug 20, 20141 min read
Welcome to Dr Michael Kiernan,MD,MSc
HeartBrothers Foundation adds Dr Michael Kiernan, MD, MSc to its Board of Advisors. Dr Kiernan is the Director of the Ventricular Assist...
Jul 25, 20141 min read
His life saved, man reaches out to troopers
With time short and traffic stalled, State Police sped heart transplant patient to skilled hands at Tufts Medical. Read the story in the...
Mar 28, 20141 min read
New Data Begs FDA Rethink of CT Scan Warning on Cardiac Devices
New Data Begs FDA Rethink of CT Scan Warning on Cardiac Devices Heartwire, 2014-02-26 Read More (requires a free registration)
Mar 25, 20141 min read
Congestive heart disease could be reason for Pope Benedict’s resignation, doctor says
Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement Monday, saying he would resign at the end of February – becoming the first pontiff to do...
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