A Heart From the Harts: UF Health Congenital Heart Center Changes Siblings’ Lives
Aubree and Londyn Harts sit in their living room and show off their souvenirs. Aubree, 11, holds a cannula from a Berlin Heart — an external device that helps…
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Alecia Defeats Decades of Heart Failure With Historic Transplant at UF Health
Alecia Cosey came to, slumped over in the driver’s seat, to find her 16-year-old daughter crying and gripping the steering wheel. “Momma, are you OK?” Dayshai…
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UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine Hosts Ceremony to Honor Patient’s New Heart
Amid the steady beeping of the heart monitor, Tammy Bernard, UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine practitioner, and Jeanne Dickman, a heart transplant patient at…
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Gail was told there was no hope for her failing heart
At UF Health, she found a problem-solver in Dr. Thomas Beaver who was up to the challenge.
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Michael gets his beat back
Michael Jansen, 66, is a tall, lean Midwesterner with a soft Missouri drawl, an easy laugh and kind eyes.
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Latasha Aiken’s Two Miracles
Latasha Aiken had always dreamed of being a mom. When a life-threatening heart condition almost took that away from her, she was heartbroken.
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Novel AFib heart surgery gave Roseann her life back
Roseann Vitassa is a retired international art dealer living with severe atrial fibrillation, or AFib. It means she has an irregular heartbeat that could lead…
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UF Health gave Annette confidence for her heart treatment
Annette Powell had always been an athlete. She was a collegiate basketball player with no prior health concerns. In 2007, at 43, this Ocala high school dean…
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From Tragedy to Hope: The Story of Moe Ricks’ Optimism in the Face of Tragedy
In July 2019, UF Health staff wheeled Maurice (Moe) Ricks into surgery to prep him to receive a new heart and kidney, which were in transport on a plane to…
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Heather’s Lifelong Battle
Heather Lowery’s parents were told that she would likely not live to be 3 months old. At 36, Heather has proved them wrong and has set an example for adults…
