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Heart attack, Heart failure
As someone who was always fit and healthy, Maggie initially felt shocked and then angry she’d had ...
Arrhythmia, Atrial fibrillation, Cardiac arrest, Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure
In 2008, life was trucking along as usual for Steve: a husband, father, and long-serving customs ...
Congenital heart disease, Heart failure
The congenital heart condition, Holt-Oram syndrome, comes with challenges. For Keith, it has meant ...
Heart attack, Heart failure, Heart valve problems
Heart failure, a heart attack and two strokes have only just started slowing Peta down…...
Aortic aneurysm, Arrhythmia, Congenital heart disease, Heart valve problems
Marty has refused to be defined by his congenital heart conditions, and his open heart surgeries. In...
Atrial fibrillation, Heart attack, Heart failure
Pita says the atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart attack he suffered in 2015 were a ‘fax sent from ...
Congenital heart disease, Heart valve problems
When Brenda was born, her parents were told she probably wouldn’t live to the age of five. She is ...
Aortic aneurysm, Arrhythmia, Atrial fibrillation, Carer’s story, Heart failure, Heart valve problems
After more than 15 years of postponing surgery for his aortic stenosis and aortic aneurysm, ...
Heart failure, Heart valve problems, Rheumatic fever and heart disease
Sri felt really scared when she was told her rheumatic heart disease and valve problems had led to ...
Arrhythmia, Congenital heart disease
Born with a rare congenital heart condition, doctors didn’t think Emma-Kate would survive into ...
Cardiac arrest, Heart attack, Rheumatic fever and heart disease
After driving himself to hospital, Te Aturangi suffered both a heart attack and cardiac arrest. ...
Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure, Heart valve problems, Rheumatic fever and heart disease
As a result of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and rheumatic fever, Connie has heart failure and valve ...