Heart & Vascular Patient Stories

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Dan Rosing

A Determined Wife and ‘The Right Place’ Prove Lifesaving for Cardiac Survivor

After experiencing cardiac symptoms while administering communion to hospitalized patients, a man receives lifesaving care at the hospital he calls home.

Pierre Mays

Heart Transplant Recipient Is Back to Work and Attending Broadcasting School

After receiving a heart transplant at UH Harrington Heart & Vascular, Pierre Mays of Akron, Ohio, is back to living a healthy, active life.

Stacy Joslin enjoys the outdoors

Implanted Device Eliminates Blood Thinners for AFib Patient

As an alternative to taking blood thinners for stroke prevention, the Watchman device helped Stacy avoid medication side effects and return to her active lifestyle.

Jennifer Warrick

Elyria Woman Reclaims Her Health With the Help of UH CINEMA

With the help of a unique cardiometabolic program (UH CINEMA), Jennifer Warrick of Elyria has regained control of her diabetes, weight and overall health.

Chad Gluss

From Heart Transplant to Running for Mayor

Since receiving a heart transplant, former Olmsted Falls fire chief Chad Gluss has attended his daughter's wedding and decided to run for mayor.

Marti and Mary Alice Mullins

Twins Doing Well After Complicated Aortic Surgery

Twins Marti and Mary Alice Mullins are doing well after having complex Coral Reef Aorta (CRA) surgery at UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. Learn more.

Diane Donato, RN; Joy Noble; Dr. Bradley Lander

Joy’s Story

After enduring years of fatigue, a woman’s hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is successfully treated by surgeons at UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. Learn more.

Chelsey Kimmich speaks to UH about her heart transplant experience

Chelsey’s Story: A New Heart for Christmas

Heart disease led to 33-year-old Chelsey Kimmich getting the most special Christmas gift of all: a newly transplanted heart and a second chance at life.