With the support of Tufts Medical Center nurses and facility dogs, Hunter is building his strength and looking forward to going home to wait for his heart transplant.

In this episode of the Healthy Podcast, Dr. Laurence Conway, Chief of Cardiology and Danielle Patturelli, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager of the Cardiovascular Center discuss the history and future of providing advanced cardiac care in the community at MelroseWakefield Hospital.

Karen Pekowitz was a college student when she was diagnosed with a heart condition. At just 19 years old, Karen had a pacemaker implanted to manage her illness.

In the fall of 2021, Katie had just begun a new position as a Clinical Social Worker in Tufts Medical Center’s Emergency Department. Less than two months later, Katie’s father Jim drove himself to his local emergency room and was diagnosed with myocarditis, an infection of the heart. While some patients with myocarditis fight off the infection, Jim took a turn for the worse and was transported by ambulance to Tufts MC.

In January 2023, what began as a normal Saturday morning at home with their grandchildren took a frightful turn for Terry and Mike.

Great-grandmother Helen's heart transplant gives her more time with the people she loves.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but you can reduce your risk.

Tufts Medical Center’s Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Program brings relief after a lifetime of exhaustion and illness.

Eclipses 2016 milestone of 56 for the region’s most adult heart transplants at a single center, in a calendar year.