Living With Heart Failure, Myra’s Story

Heart failure is a life-threatening condition [1] and the leading cause of hospitalization in
people over the age of 65. [2,3] Meet Myra, one of six million Americans [1] and sixty-four million people worldwide, [4] living with heart failure.
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Myra thought she was “invincible” but at 43, suffered a heart attack out of the blue. Learn more about how her heart failure diagnosis impacted her life and how she has found her new normal: "I feel much healthier: mind, body and spirit.”
[1] Benjamin EJ, Muntner P, Alonso A. et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2019;139:e56-e528.
[2] Roger VL. Epidemiology of Heart Failure. Circulation Research. 2013;113:646-659, originally published August 29, 2013. Doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.113.300268.
[3] Kilgore M, Patel HK, Kielhorn A et al. Economic burden of hospitalizations of Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2017; 10: 63-70.
[4] GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Lancet 2018; 392: 1789-858.