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Heart surgery

Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Georgetown Hoops Legend Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan Georgetown Hoops Legend Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan
Georgetown Hoops Legend Kevin Braswell Dies Weeks After Heart Surgery In Japan Former Georgetown basketball star and Baltimore native Kevin Braswell has died at 46, leaving behind a lasting legacy on and off the court. Braswell, who played at Georgetown from 1998 to 2002 before embarking on a long professional career overseas, passed away in Japan weeks after undergoing heart surgery, according to the Utsunomiya Brex, the team he was coaching in the country’s domestic league. 【お知らせ】3/23(日) KEVIN BRASWELL Memorial Ceremony 開催3/23(日) 17:45頃から日環アリーナ栃木にて2/24に永眠したケビン・ブラスウェル ヘッドコーチのお別れの会として、KEVIN BRASWELL Memorial Ceremonyを開催します。… pic.twitter.com/MpjS2cQbkc — 宇都宮ブレックス / …

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by Zak Failla
New Haven, CT
News
'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby 'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby
'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby A fire department in Connecticut is asking the community it serves for help in raising funds for a longtime member whose child was born premature and is now recovering from surgery.  The Seymour Fire Department in New Haven County will be holding a boot drive on Saturday, Dec. 30 between 8 a.m. and noon to help raise money for the family of Mike Russell, a 16-year-member whose second child Mikey Russell was born three months premature with a tumor on his heart, the department announced.  According to the department, Russell and his wife, Jessica, had been expecting their second child in Feb…

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by Ben Crnic
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Dental Procedure Caused Strokes For NJ Electrical Worker Facing Long Road To Recovery Dental Procedure Caused Strokes For NJ Electrical Worker Facing Long Road To Recovery
Dental Procedure Caused Strokes For NJ Electrical Worker Facing Long Road To Recovery Union members and other friends of a Mercer County electrical worker are rallying to support him in his medical recovery. George Dipsey Jr., of East Windsor, suffered two strokes after unknowingly having a bacterial growth and infection on his heart, according to his cousin, Al Dipsey of Little Falls. It is suspected the bacterial infection started following a dental procedure. George needs heart surgery and a valve replacement after the infection goes down, his cousin said. "George is a fighter and is strong and determined to get well. That being said he is facing a very difficult road a…

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by Jon Craig
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Lifestyle
Toddler With Rare Heart Defect Undergoing Complex Surgery Gets Wave Of Sussex County Support Toddler With Rare Heart Defect Undergoing Complex Surgery Gets Wave Of Sussex County Support
Toddler With Rare Heart Defect Undergoing Complex Surgery Gets Wave Of Sussex County Support A toddler undergoing complicated heart surgery after being diagnosed with several medical conditions has prompted a wave of support from the Sussex County community. Clara, two, was born with a cleft palate and was diagnosed with a rare condition known as Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), according to a GoFundMe launched by her parent's employer based out of Sparta for her medical expenses. She also suffers from several other medical conditions and as a result, must undergo complex surgery, the campaign says. While a $5,000 expense was estimated, “the true cost of all the operations she nee…

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by Valerie Musson
Brookfield, CT
Lifestyle
New England Man Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket Included By Friend In Get-Well Card New England Man Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket Included By Friend In Get-Well Card
New England Man Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket Included By Friend In Get-Well Card A man from the region has claimed a $1,000,000 lottery prize after receiving the ticket in a get-well card from a friend. Alexander McLeish, of Attleboro, Massachusetts, claimed his winning prize in the lottery's “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” instant ticket game on Friday, Nov. 26, according to Massachusetts State Lottery. He chose to receive his prize as a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes. McLeish had open heart surgery earlier in November, and his friend gave him the card with three instant tickets, including the winning ticket, Massachusetts Lottery said.  The lottery r…

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by Nicole Valinote
Mahopac, NY
Lifestyle
The Heart Doesn’t Lie The Heart Doesn’t Lie
The Heart Doesn’t Lie In medicine, AFib is not an exaggeration of the truth. Rather, it is an abbreviation for atrial fibrillation, the most common type of arrhythmia – or abnormal heart rhythm. AFib results from disorganization of the heart’s electricity that can cause an irregular heartbeat. Electrical signals sent between the chambers of the heart, through its conduction system, tell each part when and how to beat. Normally, the top chambers of the heart – or atria – beat first, initiated by an impulse that starts in a small area of the right atrium. Then, the bottom chambers – or ventricles, pump blood out t…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
New Poughkeepsie Cardio Center Honors Sheriff 'Butch' Anderson New Poughkeepsie Cardio Center Honors Sheriff 'Butch' Anderson
New Poughkeepsie Cardio Center Honors Sheriff 'Butch' Anderson POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian "Butch" Anderson received a high honor this week. The Grand Healthcare System opened the Butch Anderson Cardiopulmonary Center in Poughkeepsie at 140 Main Street.  The 12-bed center will offer treatment to those who have experienced a heart attack, bypass surgery, cardiac or lung surgery, or various other heart or lung disease complications. "We learned that there is a need for greater regional cardiopulmonary care,” said Jeremy B. Strauss, CEO of The Grand Healthcare System. “We talked about the opportunity and identified…

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by Sam Barron