developing heart disease. this week, heart health. we're raising awareness about heart disease and the sitting with me today. one that i know is very near and dear to you. >> something that has affected my family over the years. it's something that i have to be aware of. the tips that i talk about. they sound so easy for people to do. they are not. they are not easy for everybody until you make them a part of your every day life. and that is the hurdle that people have to get over. this is healthy living. than is one of the reasons valerie at the american heart association is here with us. we'll fell you about the tie between the two of them. bryan mentioned the significance of the focus and having a family you want he led tear. and down to them. but 80% of it is preventable and some people can treat certain things and really get their health in check. >> exercising. we think that our way of life is okay. and that is one of the things that you don't want us to think about that we may not have some kind of warnings. your chest doesn't

just as people heart disease. sometimes you may want to modify that overcoat more scheduled with the exercise depending on the type of heart disease if your heart failure for the heart doesn't work and this is the program guided exerciseui prescriptions through your physicianan with regular exercise. in death from all causes. if the end result in mock of the one. fat-free. we want to do saturated fats are not going to loaded with movie theater better. popcorn's really high in fiber. it's a great idea.a. you can do a little bit of salt. the light of the better. that apple and peanut butter.tt apples are very high in fiber. when you do that do you cut the slices. you want to loaded that moisture and the combo this is my favorite one. we have made a pizza. it's a big chick peas. and tomato paste and oregano peaceful some garlic powderte it tastes like pizza.it the next one we have here will pricier not stacy that the one with all this is a snack all the seats in the passes on sleep soy milkyo and then you want to mak

ben: it's the sound of his heart beating. >> the artificial heart is right here. ben: well, not his heart exactly. the one he was born had to be removed when he had heart he now has a total artificial heart beating inside his body. do you feel any less human knowing that you are carrying around a machine that is pumping a fake heart inside your body? >> you do. in the beginning, you do. if it stops, i'm in trouble. i don't exist anymore. ben: this is what it looks like. two artificial ventricles are implanted in the chest. they are attached to a set of tubes connected to an external battery carried around in a backpack. it pumps about 130 bursts of air per minute, replicating a rapid heartbeat. that noise is always there. >> when you're as young as i am, i don't want to turn the switch off. i have a lot more life to live. i have young kids. i want to see them grow up and finish school and have kids. ben: he's one of about 2000 people worldwide who have ever received a total artificial heart. >> we put this in place because otherwise death will occur ben: dr. franc

heart association, 80% of heart attacks and strokes are preventable. and even though deaths from heart attacks have been declining for decades, social factors, including race and income, could reverse that trend. here today is dr. jennifer mieres, a cardiologist from northwell health and spokesperson for the american heart association. she is also an advocate for a women-centered holistic approach to heart health. so nice to have you on again. >> thank you. a pleasure to be here. >> and perfect color for the -- for the subject matter and i wanted to ask you, when you talk about a holistic approach to heart health, what exactly do you mean? >> well, i think we have to focus on the entire body, the interaction with mind, the heart, things we do, how we live our life. so, i want us as women to focus on not just -- when you think of heart health, to think about factors that effect heart health such as sleep, stress, how we deal with stress. and as we have done more research, we recognize that in addition to the traditional risk factors for heart disease ar

heart older, things that are risk factors for heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, things like increased blood sugar, certainly if you have diabetes, eating a lot of sugar. smoking, i say this all the time, please, stop smoking don't start if you smoke. if not healthy weight make sure you are a healthy weight. real important. adding lot of salt to your diet, things like hypertension, et cetera. and not living a healthy life in general. these apply to heart disease, stroke, and heart attack. >> 102nd left, small changes we can all snake. >> i would say one of the biggest things i often say, if you are smoking one of the best things could you ever do is to quit smoking. and just making sure your air eating healthy diet, cholesterol, blood sugar, lose weight, know your family history. that's super important. know if anyone unless your family has had heart disease, a stroke or heart attack. >> very good. doctor, thank you so much. got to go. we will be right back with a check on traffic and weather together. welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brav

reneeded a heart transplant but until one became available he needed a heart pump. >> it was very life changing to have that diagnosis give >> reporter: its like this one >> it basically reroutes around the heart into the aorta . >> reporter: many patients wait for a heart for more than a year. he and his wife got the call with in six months. >> said this -- he is a walking miracle. he is. >> reporter: recovery was tough but he is doing well and hopes to get back onthe bike soon. he wants others to learn from his story >> watch your body. you know your body better than anyone else. don't let these warning science go by like i did. >> reporter: wral health team. >> they say one day they would love to meet the family of the heart donor. that person saved the lives of at least three other people with the gifts of two kidneys and a liver. >> heart transplantation has been going on for over 50 years. i'm still just astonished that a heart can go from one human being to another and beat and -- what an amazing story. >> and the technology to help they get that heart too. >> it's just amazing.

>> heart failure is a manifestation of heart disease. one of the most common causes is coronary artery disease which is plaque in the arteries. if you suffer a heart attack and that causes enough damage that can reduce the heart's ability to pump blood it needs. there are things like valve disease other diseases that affect the muscle itself. >> diabetes? >> yes. high blood pressure. sleep apnea. >> why sleep apnea? >> that causes -- it to me to increase in blood pressure and then they can increase the the heart. it needs to be treated. >> you have some tips for our viewers on how to keep things under control. and have a healthier heart >> there are seven steps. american heart association calls them the simple seven. monitor your blood pressure. 120/80 or less. watch your cholesterol and keep that less than 200 blood sugar and keep that less than 100. get active. walk at least 150 minutes a week and eat heart healthy. have a diet that has lean protein and fruits and vegetables. whole grains. reduces saturated fats. reduce the sodium. and

>> it's her heart. she went very quickly. >> she was a good woman. 60 years. >> patty's investigation is complete and she's certain irene died of a heart attack in her sleep. what patty cannot be certain of is how long leo can survive without his wife. >> your son and i talked about that he really needed to keep a close eye on him because it's very common that someone, two people that have spent a lifetime together, that he may pass shortly after her. they say they die from a lonely heart. >> i'm sorry for your loss. >> thank you. >> i'm sorry, leo. you take care of yourself. okay? >> of the 1500 deaths this medical examiner's office responds to every year, only about 500 end up in the morgue for further study. irene stafirski does not need an autopsy. she will be released directly to a funeral home. >> i'm going to call her doctor and have her sign the death certificate so now we've actually contacted the funeral home and will have them pick up the body for funeral arrangements. >> death comes as a sho

she's with the renown institute for heart and vascular health. 1 many people think heart attacks always happen suddenly, without any warning... but that's not always the case. 2 what are warning signs unique to women? 3 if you're experiencing one or more of those signs, at what point should you go to the hospital? 4 studies have shown that fatty childhood... what can our kids be doing to protect their hearts? many people think a heart attack is always sudden. but many heart attacks start slowly as mild pain or discomfort, which can come and go. for both women and men, the most common sign of a heart attack is pain or chest. it can be mild or strong and can last more than a few minutes, or it can go away and come back. women are more likely while the signs of a heart attack can happen suddenly, they paul: "sometimes university of nevada students just feel like they need meditation and reflection. now they can come to the meditation and reflection room -- and it's just one of many things offered at the student achievement center. i'm how two college students are working to take a bite in

attack for heart burn or flu. >> women can have different types of heart attacks. one type is where they have intense spasm of their heart artery. >> it is information doctors need and now it is all in one >> this is a go to document for physicians or healthcare provides to take a look at. that document points out that risk factors like diabetes tend than men. as for a heart attack, women are surprisingly worse than men at getting follow up care. >> >> snow in the black mountains, here at 3700 feet, carpet sales 19 degrees. we have already seen some snow fall. i'll show you the future cast model hour by hour. when we'll see the snow stop. valentine's day coming up a radar and show you -- i almost said rain snow. these are the same locations where it has been snowing all morning long. these are the zones where it is starting to pile up. northern haywood county, northern swain county, also out towards mcdowell county. around marion seeing the light snow, even down into the upstate, in our northern mountains here. over the next two hours, it is going to be the same th

heart issues. for a closer look go to k-t-v-n dot com and click the health watch icon. looking 2 our community... february is national dental health month and tomorrow the community health alliance will host "give kids a smile" day. from 8 a-m to 3 p-m tomorrow... dentists... staff and hygienists will provide oral health services to all children up to age 18... for free at the community health alliance on monica vazquez/healthy smile, healthy child program: "there is many children in the community who don't have insurance, and this is a way to give back to the community." children will be seen on a first come, first serve basis. let's check in on the roads with our traffic reporter chaison dean in the alice 96 point 5 traffic center. expect heavy traffic on 580 and 395 to oddie. luckily there arent any accidents or incidents to report right now so good job out there and please continue to drive safely i'm chaison dean and that's your traffic "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike a

february is american heart and there are a host of symptoms related to heart failure. dr. thomas to is a cardiologist with the renown institute for heart and vascular health. 1 heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped working... but it's working less efficiently for the body. what can this lead to? 2 what are some symptoms of heart 3 is there any way to reverse damage done - without medication? 4 what can we be doing now to avoid heart disease? 5 if you have a family history of heart disease... is salt an issue? heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped working, but instead it's working less efficiently to meet the needs of the body. with heart failure, blood may move through the heart and body at a slower rate and your blood pressure may increase. there are a host of symptoms including shortness of breath, persistent coughing, a lack of appetite dizziness or fatigue. according failure or basic heart health, you can speak with a cardiologist. dr. thomas to is with renown institute for heart & vascular health. to speak with 858-2222. lines are open between

we know in february we think about our hearts because it is heart health month. dr. travis, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> let's talk first of all about the fact when men and women experience heart attacks it does come on very differently. you know, we think about what we see on movies, the clutching of the heart for men. >> it is. different for women. sometimes their systems are -- symptoms are vaguer. women handle pain better than men do so a lot of times they ignore it. sometimes symptoms are sweating, shortness of breath, tired and fatigues. it is not that crushing chest pain. sometimes they ignore it. >> once you get the diagnosis there is something wrong, heart surgery has come so far in -- in -- in the years. it is what you do every day. talk to us about things that may have taken two weeks, a month, six months for you to recover from years ago, and days now. >> the most common procedure is by-pass surgery. we reroute blood flow. commonly for people who have valve replacements and the most common thing, we put the valve in like a heart catheratization

heart failure. >>report: both women have to make dstic lifestyle. >> it scares me because i don't take my medication as regularly as i should. there are times when i should forget. >> very important. >>reporter: and thanks to this rdiac arrest, florence now has the heart healthy infortion to do just that. in hollywood, i'm kristi krueger, local 10 news. >> walking 30 minutes three times a week can dramatically improve your heart health. >>> well, south florida, it is tuesday and you're going to notice a big change in the forecast as you walk out the door. it is very warm. yesterday was warm. we are seeing our temperature three degrees warmer than what we woke up to yesterday with 73 as your temperature in miami. we should be waking up to 63 degrees. 44 in ft. lauderdale. 70 key west. known as the breeze picking up. moving in from the southeast anywhere between 11 and 14 miles per hour. strong enough to move our camera around. 74 for you in pembroke pines.good morning to you. 74 in palm beach -- pomp

kristi krueger wants you to be heart smart. >> laurie: she recently put people under heart arrest. and what you learn may help you. >> reporter: heart disease is the number one killer in america. so before you end up here. >> hi, flo. you need to come with us. >> in all i put 6 people under what we called cardiac arrest. >> and do ultra sounds. >> doctors say thousands of us are walking around with a silent killer. high blood pressure. and many of us ignore the warning signs. too busy working and caring for everybody else. >> it should be a change in philosophy where we can't really take care of our loved d ones and unless we take care of ourselves first. >> how are ?u >> and so we took our 6 paicipants to the total heart center at memorial hospital where they were all put thtough a battery of tests. blood was drawn. there were ekgs and ultra sounds. if you have a family history of heart disease like alexandro, these can be life savers. >> my grandma passed from a a stroke and i have 4 young children and a wife that depend on me so i like to stay around. >> iwas a wake up call. the

heart-shaped happiness too sweet not to share. america runs on dunkin'. >>> we have breaking news, a parking lot on i-4. westbound is closed between conway and the florida turnpike, that's a decent stretch there. there's a crash there, we'll keep an eye on the breaking news and an update tonight at 11. >>> two men found dead outside a home in a quiet winter park neighborhood. the police are trying to piece together, how this happened. >> the police are investigating a double homicide. they've been out here searching the homes, the cars and the grass for evidence. they released the names of the two men found dead, as frank freeman, and jordan ingram. they do want people to know, they don't believe there's other suspects out there, and they're not giving any indication of what led up to the deadly shooting. >>> it's still illegal to live together before marriage, but the lawmakers are doing their best to change that. >> i don't want to tell you how many people, i tell them they're violating the law, can believe it's still on the boo

their yoga lover's heart... their island lover's heart... their lover's heart...finding a cure. to learn more, go to phassociation.org john: another area where people say hollywood gets it wrong is its bias towards white people. last year no black actors or actresses were nominated for an oscar. some actors and actresses said they will boycott the award. >> i will not be at the academy awards and i won't be watching. john: anderson has been covering the oscars so white controversy. are you boycotting? >> i'm not boycotting because of my job, but a lot of people are. john: is this about the establishment white people are racist? >> i don't think people called them racist? it's a conversation about values. academy in hollywood broader speak is not valuing actors of color at all. that shows up in the academy. john: it's not about valuing. it's about who the voters think did the pest job. >> when you have certain type of people who get snubbed. john: is that racism? >> no one used the word racist but there is a diversity problem. john where johanna pushed back. >> we

get heart healthy! yes, very important. i want to live longer. >> and thanks to the cardiaia arrest, florence now has the heart healthy information to do just that. in hollywood, i'm kristi ueger, local 10 news. >> calvin: kristi, thanks a lot. walking only 30 minutes, 3 times a week can dramatically >> laurie: now to race 2016. the republicans voting in tomorrow's nevada caucus. the most recent poll with donald trump leading big and mark rubio and cruz battling it for second. >> calvin: and the latest poll in south carolina has hillary clinn winning big against bernie sanders but the race is believed to be tightening. >> laurie: and well be there when they head to the polls this saturday. we'll be ere to bring you live reports. >> calvin: new imes tonight showing the devastation left behind in fiji after a tropical cyclone winston swept across the pacific island nation. so far the death toll stands at 29 but could go higher. the cyclone came through saturday night and is the most powerful storm on record and that says a lo

coming up, how doctors performed heart surgery on the womb. meteorologist chad sandwell 3 a sioux city man suffering from huntington's disease may soon have e e potential for treatment, thanks to iowa senator rick bertrand moving forward with a measure that would give terminally ill patients more access to drugs.our jetske wauran spoke with the patient this afternoon. so jetske, what was his reaction? 3 3 diana...todd oss tells me, he's *very* thankful the iowa senate approved the *right to try bill*..on a 50 to nothing vote. now, the measure that was passed unaniniusly, is going to the iowa house. 3 that bill would provide access to devices being tested as treatment for certain incurable diseases.oss was diagnosed with huntington's disease in 2005, and at the time he was a veterinarian in sioux city.but four years later, he had to retire because he could no longer drive and his motor skills are limited. 3 "we're realy excited about the legislation and we're excited about the shepherd's gift, and the primary research and the primary flocks of

disease this heart month. the weekston medical center is hosting a heart fair from noon- 4:00 at the convention certainty the event is free and open to overone. >> of course, coming up tomorrow night. >> the annual heart ball. >> you'll be there. >> three of them are happening this week. >> they are all around the state. upstate, lowcountry and right here. very important evening to raise awareness and raise money for very important research. if you can be a part of that please feel free to do so. >>> there's much more ahead. playing doctor it is not what you think in this case it's quite illegal. >> and who will get the african- american vote. a letter look at what could be >> as far as the wind go out there we have the southerly flow. most wind between 5-10 miles per hour. very pleasant out there for your friday night. fox news returns. >>> welcome back everyone. tgif. temperaturewise warmer, much more pleasant. thank you very much southerly wind flow we're at 50 degrees at the airport right now. not a lot in

artificial heart is right here. >> reporter: well, not his heart exactly. the one he was born with had to be removed when he had heart failure at age 47. he now has a total artificial heart beating inside his body. >> do you feel any less human knowing that you're carrying around a machine that is pumping a fake heart inside your body? >> you do. in the beginning you do. if it stops, you know, i'm in trouble. i don't exist anymore. >> patients will have this >> reporter: this is what it looks like. two art efficient ventricles are implanted in the chest. they are attached to a set of tubes connected to an external battery carried around in a backpack. it pumps about 130 bursts of air per minute, replicating a rapid heartbeat. that noise is always there. >> when you're as young as i am, you're like okay, i don't want to turn the switch off. i have a lot more life to live. i have young kids. i want to see them grow up and finish school and have kids. >> reporter: he's one of about 2,000 people worldwide who have ever received a total artificial heart. >> we p

join us at the heart expo to learn the latest information on keeping your heart healthy. the heart expo will include: free carotid artery mini- screening meet the mercy cardiologists cath lab tour simulation all attendees will be included indrawings for free screenings and prizes. sunday february 21, 11 am - 1 pm, leiter room, mercy medical center the teen heart expo will include: educational games teen screenings interactive seseions on cpr and aed devices tour of the mercy heart center giveaways, prizes and healthy snacks cardiac rehab gy lab tour free hors d'oeuvres sunday, february 21, 11am -1pm 4th floor, mercy heart center - 801 5th st. ages 13 through 18 - leiter room, mercy medical center next to the kaleidoscope gift shop new this year - teen heart expo free parking is available in the mercy parking ramp. free to the public. jenna: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast. sunday, monday, and tuesday. 30s will be seen wednesday, thursday, and friday. no measurable rain or snow is expected. " " coming up tonight >>> totoght, the showdwdn inn the south j

those red caps were hand made by volunteers for the american heart association, heart association gave 600 to main line health. lots of babies. >> happy birthday to the the baby and you as well. >> fantastic. >> kate bilo is here with our forecast. we will be covering our head with umbrellas. >> we will need them tonight the for the next couple of hours. don't let them go far. don't put them in the back closet. you will need them by wednesday. this is a bigger storm that you'll be tracking on wednesday. good news for us is we're talking about rain, not snow, many areas in the midwest getting snow and major snow from this storm but track of the low, will take it generally west of here and that means warm air and also just a lot of rain. lets look at wet ther wise, outside right now to get to bethlehem and up in northampton county road are damp 6789 they have had showers coming through. in one escape the showers this evening. you can see glistening on the road there but still a lot of snow on the ground, and i heard they brought these big trucks through and removed the trucks on the main

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putting a small stent into grayson s tiny heart... to allow blood to flow back to the right side of his heart. nats - dr. showing ultrasound of heart - even though this looks big, it )s only about 2 to 3 millimeters wide. the procedure worked, strengthening grayson s lungs so surgeons could perform emergency open heart surgery 10 weeks later when he was born. they converted his one heart chamber - to do the job of two. dr. vaughn starnes/ chief executive of heart institute at children s hospital los angeles normally that chamber the right ventricle, pumps blood to the lungs... now we )re asking it to pump blood to the entire body! samanta davila/grayson )s mom he was born on the 19th of on the 27th, so... but it was worth it! it was worth the wait!... grayson s 3 month old heart is now functioning as expected... nats/home - mom/baby where are those morning smiles?... he still faces two more procedures... but doctors say he should live a normal - healthy life. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles new details about a soldier who was sh

a small hole in the heart to help blood flow. grayson's was closing up. they turned to a rare procedure. a fetal cardiac intervention. doctors inserted a long, thin needle into the womb and fetus putting a small stent into his tiny heart to allow blood to flow back to the right side of his heart. the procedure worked strengthening grayson's lungs so surgeons could perform emergency open heart surgery ten weeks later when he was born. they converted his one heart chamber to do both. >> normally the right ventricall pumps blood to the lungs. now we are asking it to pump blood to the entire body. >> he was born november 19th. we got to hold him on the 27th. >> reporter: grayson's 3-month- expected. doctors say he should live a happy, healthy life. chris martinez cbs news. >> doctors say grayson will undergo a second surgery when he was six months old and a final surgery when he turns three. >>> i'm dion lim. new at 6:00 a local police department is facing controversy tonight. are the officers inside this building trained to handle t

those attending the heart expo may park free in the hospital and heart center parking ramps. once inside the ramp, they need only take the elevator to the fourth floor of if you think you're being healthier by skipping the soda machine and going to starbucks... you may want to think again. a new study found that some flavored coffee drinks can contained more sugar than soda. the group--- action on sugar-- analyzed 131 hot drinks from coffee shops in the u-k... including starbucks, costa and pret a manger. they found some of the drinks can contain up to 25 teaspoons of sugar. that's three times more sugar in one can of soda... and more than three times the maximum adult american heart association. we'll be right back after (shiela) a sioux city man was stabbed to ath early this morning... and police have arrested the man accused of his death. (matt) coming up tonight on news 4 at six.... the family of the victim speaks out and shares their thoughts on the tragic incident. plus... the suspect in that stabbing has an extensive criminal record. we'll break it all down... tonight

the first instinct is to say these hearts are enlong-ranged. we're not used to seeing hearts for people that are this big. the average n.b.a. player is 6'7" and the average weight is 222 pounds. >> reporter: it turns out, like any other muscle, the heart gets bigger with exercise, although the hearts of the n.b.a. players were about 10% thicker than normal, that was not felt to be dangerous. the research establishaise baseline for doctors going forward. and how does this help us? >> this should help us distinguish those changes from dangerous heart conditions that can lead to sudden cardiac death. found that the aorta, the major artery leaving the heart, is also bigger in these athletes and knowing that will help with future diagnosis. scott, dr. engel says this is now a model for evaluating athletes in other sports. >> pelley: jon lapook, thank you very much, jon. well, soccer's biggest star came through with heart today for his biggest fan. fan. >> a five-year-old was photographed wearing a lionel messi shirt made from a plastic bag. it went

doctors -- tested her heart -- and learned -- she was in the middle of a heart attack. soon -- she was on the operating table. bon secours cardiovascular doctor -- robert lancey -- says knowing the different signs of a heart attack in women -- could mean the difference between life the american heart association says more women die of heart disease -- than all forms of cancer combined. that s one in three women. a death nearly every minute. doctor lancey says that )s why women need to know the signs -- and be adamant with their doctors -- to check for heart disease -- if they don )t bring it up. knew what to look for. life )s purpose. creating awareness -- and promoting prevention -- as a volunteer with the hampton roads heart association. kathryn says before the heart attack -- she didn )t work out much or eat healthy. that s all changed now -- and she s committed to helping prevent heart disease -- is 80 percent preventable with a healthier lifestyle. to learn more -- we have a link to kathryn )s story rain will linger into early friday morning, but with temperatures

attack every year. >> poor heart function, just had a heart attack and while they are recovering there's a risk of character arrest. >> so -- cardiac arrest. >> reporter: so the doctor described ray a life vest, a >> no question it helped. >> reporter: it continuinguously monitored his heart beat and 18 days after his heart taryk. >> i was in a chair watching television -- about 3:00 in the afternoon. and i passed out. i was out for about 40 seconds. and during that 40 seconds my heart quit beating and it was just quivering. this life vest the sensors in it picked up on it and it shocked me. >> it is constantly monitoring the rhythm and detects a tacky cardia. if the patient remains in it it shocks the patient. >> life-saving thing. i don't know how to explain it any better than that. >> reporter: with "what's next," mike gonzalez, gonzalez "wncn news now." >> the risk is 30 days after a heart attack. doctor ultimately decided on an implantable defibrillator for the long term. for more information visit wncn.com. >>> an update to a story we reported last night at 11:00. today state leade

@in women, heart attack @differences can be deadly. @>> when women are having heart @attacks, their @recognition is often delayed. @it can be a few hours; it can @be days. @>> reporter: both sexes have @chest pain. @women can have shoulder or jaw @pain or may mistake @heart attack for heartburn or @the flu; and while @most men have heart attacks due @to artery block @cage. @>> women can have different @type of heart attack @else. @one type is where they have @intense spasm of their @heart artery. @>> reporter: information @their finger trips to best @treat women. @high blood pressure and @diabetes impact women more @than men, and women are @surprisingly worse than men @in getting followup care. @remember, ladies, if you don't @take care of @yourself, you can't take care @of anyone else. @>> such a good point. @thank you, monica. @>>> as bethie told us earlier, @300 schools closed @their doors today after snow @showers hit the area. @some of you may be saying, "it @was bad in some @spots, but rally?" @went to akron to get one @explanation, which probably @covers other districts @as wel

during this period doctors can determine what part of the heart causing the irregular heart be at. ''now those rhythms which are more common usually come from the top chambers of the heart. and the beauty of them... most of them they can be cured with the catheter abliations. after we find an exactly what the cause of the abnormally fast beat is irregularly slow.. "after pinpointing the diagnosis, we can offer them the appropriate treatment options. most of the time it is usually a pace maker." be sure to talk with your doctor about your heart health. kayla novak siouxland news. 3 3 <

damage to the heart entirely. get in as fast as possible. >> of course it's valentine, we so want people on line and on facebook what should i give him or her? i think what's important for her to pay attention, if your man is not funking well, if he is not sexually active or impotent at the age of 40 to 50, one of the early signs of heart disease in young men is impotence. so sexual dysfunction. make sure you don't ignore it. getting a prescription for viagra isn't going to cut it. if he is older and has urine airy stuff same thing for him or her. cut down the stress. no more arguing. after the chocolate and strawberries and julyie make sure she goes and gets checked for all the things we talked about. >> the best valentine gift. >> and you know how to cut down on the argument, right? we're always right. >> just say yes. >> we move on. we'll switch our topic to men. a new weapon in the fight against prostate cancer. what researchers say can smell the potentially deadly disease when "sunday housecall" returns. to t

plus - heart heroes. ahead at 10 thirty - how a local school is rallying around 6 students - with the same heart a dip in the jet stream over the mid-atlantic continued to keep conditions cool and windy on friday. one final wave is set to move over southwest virginia tonight, but once that clears out conditions will quickly improve. that overnight disturbance will keep skies partly to mostly cloudy friday night, but only a handful of showers are expected in the highlands. lows will fall to the 20s. it looks to be a fairly quiet and nice start to the weekend. highs will bounce back to the low 50s around the piedmont and the mid 40s west of the blue ridge mountains.surface high pressure is forecast to that will send some refreshingly warm air our way on sunday leading to highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. our next shot at sunday night - monday morning. a weak cold front will spark scattered showers over areas along and west of the blue ridge during that time frame, but the piedmont will likely stay dry. the

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heart defect is a structural abnormality of the heart included our heart defects problems with the heart walls and issues with the heart muscles i and bad connections to certain blood vessels. >> doctor david is at cleveland clinic cardiologist to specializes in congenital heart disease og. >> they will have a asked her heart extra heartbeat or be short of breath>>ve losing a lot of energy they may have had a stroke at a young age. >> congenital heart disease in adults can also present painting or swelling of body tissues or organss sometimes defects treated in s childhood resurfaces adult or problem that were not good enough to repair a person to require treatment. >> sometimes they want survive interventiononet before 50 years ago they were surviving into teenagers and adult yearsrs living a very fulfilling life with thei medicine an intervention even for the adults here having senior citizens. >> more women born with heart disease are not considering motherhood combining the cardiologist abstract tricks programc of star trek's and we can do see them before they get sickan and we have

scientists are searching for ways to save hearts - and lives. paula francis shows us why the newest research has them focusing on the gut. (( )) < (cutting vegetables) ((paula francis)) tricia slimbarski eats right, exercises, and reads as much as she can about healthy living. but it wasn't always this way. tricia slimbarski "food controlled my whole life. i ate a lot of meat and, you know, fried food, burgers, hot dogs." ((paula francis)) after a diagnosis of type-two diabetes, high blood pressure, and six blockages in her heart, tricia knew it was time for a change. tricia slimbarski "i decided i've got to save myself." ((paula francis)) soon - doctors at the cleveland clinic may be able to help people like tricia reduce their risk of heart disease by focusing on bacteria in the gut. stanley hazen, md, phd "inside our intestines, we have bacteria, we call these gut microbes." ((paula francis)) scientists found a specific gut linked to heart disease.they created a compound that reduces levels of t-m-a-o and blocks the development of heart disea

failure, open heart surgery and a stroke. >> i had paralysis. it was very scary. >> reporter: but fear just can't stop love and heart disease wouldn't stand in the way of krista getting married. >> it is a a lot of everything, luck, miracles and just determination and wheel power. >> in the only did she go on to become a parallel therapist for students with autism krista got in super shape and competed in a body building competition. >> going through heart failure and being able to say about look i'm here today because i was active and take care have myself is pretty a awesome. >> reporter: now she's on a mission to help other woman and raise awareness about heart disease and go red for women campaign. >> it is not just a man's disease but woman's disease too. february brings that out to movement heart month is my favorite month. i love to go red for woman. know your body and listen tour body. >> reporter: now living to celebrate her 30th birthday, krista has wisdom beyond her years. >> don't live in fear. don't let the little will things stress

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half of your heart it's hard to survive. >>reporter: babies in the womb should also have a small hole in the heart to help blood flow but grayson's was closing up. >> you feel like everything's stacked against you. >>reporter: so the davilas turned to a rare fetal cardiac intervention. doctors insired a long thin needle into samantha's womb heart to allow blood to flow back to the right side of his heart. >> it's only about 2 to 3 millimeters wide. >>reporter: the procedure worked strengthening grayson's lungs so surgeons could perform open heart surgery 10 weeks later when he was born they converted his one heart chamber to do the job of both. >> normally the right vent cal pumps blood to the lungs now we're asking it to pump blood to the entire body. >> he was born on the 19th of november we got to bring him home the 27th. >> that friday. >> but it was worth it. it was worth the wait. >>reporter: grayson's three month old heart is now functioning as expected. >> where are those morning smiles? >>reporter: he still faces tw

he broke my heart. could you find it somewhere in your heart to forgi him? i don't know. hey. sorry. you're fifteen minutes late. did you get caught in traffic? i should have id something. i teach at the cultural centre. teacher? yeah, uh... three days a week. hey, um, a couple months after you left i sold everything and i made a few investments and i should- we have a lot to do. i have some paperwork that i need you to look over special delivery. oh, you can put those in my car, i don't want them. they're not for you. they're for him. me? yes. from rafaelie. she's gone out of town, back to spain. do you need anything? i'm ok. ok. like i was saying, your last yield doesn't match what you had forecasted. the champagne grapes are one example. can you hold on? hello? ( computerized voice ) it's a call from rafaelie. i want to tell you how much i love and miss you. i miss you, too. i miss you so much. your voice makes my toes tingle. i can't talk right now. i don't know. when will you be home? when wilyou be h- ok, i'm in a meeting. i'll call you later, ok? bye. my loins yearn for

during this period doctors can determine what part of the heart causing the irregular heart be at. ''now those rhythms which are more common usually come from the top chambers of the heart. and the beauty of them... most of them they can be cured with the catheter abliations. after we find an exactly what the cause of the abnormally fast rhythm is." but, if the heart beat is irregularly slow.. "after pinpointing the diagnosis, we can offer them the appropriate treatment options. most of the time it is usually a pace maker." be sure to talk with your doctor about your heart health. kayla 3 3 3 iowa regional girls basketball brackets were announced today. several siouxland teams have tough paths to a regional title. 3 le mars and heelan might see each other in that playoff. but first they squared off in the ice cream capital of the 3 3 3 3 with record of 7 and 8 and 7 and 10 respectively it's safe to say the heelan and lemars girls basketball teams haven't had the seasons they would have liked. but there's still regional tournaments ahead.and anything can happen if you heat up in tim

. >> she went too far, and i hope she changes her mind or changes her heart and turns herself in. >> anyone with information is asked to call the orlando police department. >>> and a mother is locked up as the search continues for her newborn child. susan richardson is charged with unlawful desertion of a child. monday afternoon, the police found a placenta in the parking lot, and she told the police she had had a baby girl and dropped her off at a doorstep, but would not say where. the investigators flushed the sewers surrounding the of the missing child. >>> and a health alert, two new cases of the zika virus in miami dade county today. it brings the cases to 24. all of the cases are travel related, that people caught the virus somewhere else, and then traveled back here to florida. zika can cause a fever, rash, and birth defects, none of the florida cases though involve pregnant women. the officials have added two more islands to the zika virus travel alert, for pregnant women. aruba, and bonn air. >>> a mandatory recess bill is dividing lawmakers in tallahassee tonight. the bill

a growing number of people are now living with artificial hearts while waiting for a heart transplant. but ben tracy shows us how one day, a heart may beat inside a person's chest and make donations unnecessary. >> there you go, there you go. now we're rocking andeporter: you wouldn't think there was anything wrong with lance white. >> yes! >> reporter: until you notice that unusable sound. you aware of that sound at all at this point? >> no. >> is that just white noise to you? >> it's white noise to me. when people tell me about it, i hear it.s the sound of his heart beating. >> and the artificial heart is right here. >> reporter: well, not his heart exactly. the one he was born with had to be heart failure at age 47. he now has a total artificial heart beating inside his body. >> do you feel any less humanou're carrying around a machine that is pumping a fake heart inside your body? >> you do. in the beginning you do. if it stops, you know, i'm in exist anymore. >> patients will have this backpack. >> reporter: this is what it looks like. two art efficient ventricles are implanted i