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Heart to Heart Talks: Sleep and Heart Health

Sleep Specialist Kam Atwal, DO, and Cardiologist Erin Boehm, MD, talk about the unique connection between sleep health and heart health. Presented by Adventist Health Portland's Sleep Disorders Center and Northwest Regional Heart and Vascular

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From scary to stable: Patient finds Afib relief…and more

Retired church administrator Ron Smith has many things that make his heart quiver: photography, woodworking, his wife of 55 years, and his four kids, 11 grandkids and one great-grandbaby.

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From terror to triumph

When Dr. Raymond Tricker says heart valve surgery was the most frightening thing he’d faced in his life, he means a level of anxiety most of us can’t imagine. That’s because his previous scariest experience came during World War II.

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From farmer to heart patient

Terry Charvet’s path from his life as a farmer in Washington’s Yakima Valley to Northwest Regional Heart and Vascular took many years, but today he’s glad he made the trip. About 15 years ago, Terry’s primary care doctor heard a murmur in Terry’s heart.

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Fixing a Broken Heart: From Acoma Pueblo to Portland

Miriam Salvador has always had a big heart for her heritage and culture. A resident of the Acoma Reservation in northwestern New Mexico, Miriam spends her free time sewing, designing Indian art and making traditional clothing.

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