In layman’s terms, cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. As a result of a defect, the heart muscle becomes weakened, swollen, or lopsided, making it harder for…
Cardiovascular issues are among the leading causes of sudden death. The heart is an important organ that needs to function properly in order to maintain a healthy body. Many associate…
Due to the highly infectious nature of the respiratory disease COVID-19, the pandemic has led to many shutdowns of public places, including gyms. However, gyms and expensive machines aren’t the…
Many of you have offered to help raise awareness about Myocarditis. We have put together some information that perhaps you could share with others at community functions, school functions, work…
Good heart health is often related to exercise, keeping blood pressure low and strengthening the heart muscle. However, exercise can actually harm a heart affected by myocarditis. This puts athletes…
In December 2017, Drew Beckie was in Finland to train with a top circuit soccer team who he had a tentative playing contract with. While visiting friends in Sweden one…
Classified as a rare disease, myocarditis is misdiagnosed by physicians and is the 3rd leading cause of sudden death in young people. Most commonly caused by viral infections, myocarditis has…
Sadly, many of us have been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. We truly hope though that the majority, if not all of you have only been affected by the restrictions…
Ann’s sister Mary Ehrlinger passed away in 2009, at the age of 38 while training for the Madison Ironman, in Madison Wisconsin. Mary loved running and the Madison Half-Marathon was…
We all experience stress in our day to day lives, but the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic adds an additional strain to your mental health. This added stress can be…
