Episode 9 of Mount Sinai Future You features stories celebrating heart month, including a young girl who was diagnosed with two heart conditions. Following treatment with Barry Love, MD, Director of the Catheterization Laboratory and Pediatric Electrophysiology Programs at the Children’s Heart Center, she’s enjoying life in Colorado with her family.
Other stories include:
- Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart, explains how the Familia Project is teaching children healthy habits to reduce the risk of heart disease in the future
- Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, Associate Professor of Cardiology, and Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President of Cardiac Services, share how the “Go Red” initiative raises awareness for heart health
- Shubhika Srivastava, MD, Director of the Non-Invasive Imaging Program at the Children’s Heart Center, performs a life-saving surgery on a newborn with congenital heart disease
- Ira Parness, MD, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, and Anne Barnes, NP, celebrate with children who received heart transplants at an annual reunion event
- Samin Sharma, MD, Director of Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, and Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, give an elderly patient a second chance at life with a minimally invasive heart procedure.
- Grateful patients share their stories about how treatment they received at Mount Sinai Heart saved their lives