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(VIDEO) Country rap musician Colt Ford shares his personal story of surviving a near-fatal heart attack
Marty Velasco Hames
March 11, 2025

It was the evening of April 4, 2024 on a concert stage in Gilbert, Arizona. Colt Ford and his band were performing their signature blend[...]

Mitral Clip Gets a Fisherman Back on the Water featured image
Mitral Clip Gets a Fisherman Back on the Water
Joel Streed
February 23, 2017
Local Politician Doesn’t Skip a Beat With Mechanical Heart Pump featured image
Local Politician Doesn’t Skip a Beat With Mechanical Heart Pump
Joel Streed
February 15, 2017
Despite Two Aortic Aneurysms, Dennis Brennan Living the Life he Loves featured image
Despite Two Aortic Aneurysms, Dennis Brennan Living the Life he Loves
Joel Streed
January 12, 2017
Artist Back at the Drawing Board After A Stroke featured image
Artist Back at the Drawing Board After A Stroke
Joel Streed
September 17, 2016
Why I Walk: Alexandra Abreu-Figueroa featured image
Why I Walk: Alexandra Abreu-Figueroa
Joel Streed
September 9, 2016
Healing Baby Lucas’ Heart With His Own Cells featured image
Healing Baby Lucas’ Heart With His Own Cells
Joel Streed
August 3, 2016
Quick Access to Stroke Experts Through Telemedicine Makes All the Difference for George Hoggard featured image
Quick Access to Stroke Experts Through Telemedicine Makes All the Difference for George Hoggard
Joel Streed
June 30, 2016
Teacher Smelling the Roses Again Thanks to Minimally Invasive Heart Procedures featured image
Teacher Smelling the Roses Again Thanks to Minimally Invasive Heart Procedures
Joel Streed
May 19, 2016
Mom of 6-Year-Old Counts Reasons to Take Heart Health Seriously featured image
Mom of 6-Year-Old Counts Reasons to Take Heart Health Seriously
Joel Streed
January 27, 2016
Stroke at 36 Comes as Shock, Reveals Deeper Issues featured image
Stroke at 36 Comes as Shock, Reveals Deeper Issues
Joel Streed
January 15, 2016
Employee, Caregiver, Patient: Many Hats for Andrea Liptac featured image
Employee, Caregiver, Patient: Many Hats for Andrea Liptac
Joel Streed
January 13, 2016
Holiday Season Brighter for Pulmonary Hypertension Patient After Surgery featured image
Holiday Season Brighter for Pulmonary Hypertension Patient After Surgery
Joel Streed
December 23, 2015

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