All Episodes

Imperfect Heart NewsPod: From Patient to Advocate—Kaylin Kellert Goes Red for Women with the American Heart Association

Episode 62: Denied, Then Delivered: The Rest of Pete Furman's Story Post-Open Heart Surgery. How He MADE It Happen.

Episode 61: Coronary Artery Bypass Advantage - Dr. Christopher Kwon's Non-Traditional Approach to Myocardial Bridge Unroofing.

Episode 60: Cardiac Rehab After Open Heart Surgery

Episode 59: Cath Lab Process and Procedures for Myocardial Bridge Testing.

Episode 58: Provocative Testing for Myocardial Bridges and Effect on the Heart. Encore Edition.

Episode 57: How Pain, Perseverance and Prayer Led to Successful Robotic Unroofing.

Episode 56: How an Imperfect Heart Nearly Ruined a Marriage.

Episode 55: Dr. Ronald Hoffman Interviews ME on Intelligent Medicine.

Episode 54: Heart Surgery IS Life and Death Serious

Episode 53: To Unroof or Not to Unroof? Janie Desmond Ison Shares Her Very Unique Health Journey.

Episode 52: Microvascular Disease - Beyond the Bridge. Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Khaled Ziada explains.

Episode 51: Discover INOCA - Establishing Diagnostic Protocols with Dr. Samit Shah

Episode 50: An Unbelievable Journey of Friendship, Advocacy and Hope.

Faith Carries Open Heart Surgery Patient to Successful Unroofing. Encore Episode.

FINALLY… A BOOK! THE BOOK! MY BOOK – Proves Myocardial Bridges Cause Heart Attacks.

Episode 49: From Heart Nurse to Heart Patient-Jen Shetler’s “Unroofing” Journey.

Episode 48: Deadly Desperation Leads to a Myocardial Bridge Unroofing in Pakistan.

Episode 47: Heartfelt Recognition and Gratitude for Recovery From Myocardial Bridge Heart Surgery.

Episode 46: My Virtual Conversation With A I About Myocardial Bridges.

Thank You for Another Incredible Year of Stories and a Little Holiday Message.

Episode 45: Robotic’s Revolution in Cardiac Care. Dr. Johannes Bonatti Shares Myocardial Bridge Unroofing From the Operating Room.

Episode 44: Describing in Detail the Myocardial Bridge Provocative Test Procedure with UPMC’s Dr. Jeffrey Fowler.

Episode 43: David Vollmer’s Journey Into the Holisitic and Alterntative Therapies. Part 1 of a 3 part series.

Encore Episode: Expressing Gratitude for the Holiday with the Gratitude Psychologist, Dr. Peggy DeLong.

Episode 42: How Ben Hunt’s Heart Health was Finally Revealed and Ultimately Repaired.

Episode 41: My (Your) First Meeting With a New Cardiologist Post Unroofing Surgery.

Episode 40: Meetup Session- Post Surgery Recovery. Our (VERY!) Candid Discussion.

Episode 39: Meetup Session-The Caregivers Perspective On Living With a Myocardial Bridged Partner.

Imperfect Heart Meetup Thank You & Shout Outs.

Episode 38: Meetup Session Live With Dr. Kofidis on Myocardial Bridge Scarring and More.

Episode 37: Dr. Allan Stewart's Childhood Appreciation of Mechanics Led to "Unroofing" of Myocardial Bridges.

Episode 36: Pete Furman’s Push to Get Proper Insurance Acceptance for His Myocardial Bridge

Episode 35: An Important Message and Updates From Your Host.

Episode 34: Hereditary Heart Disease and a Cross Continent Cardiac Cure. Mary McDonalds Journey to Greece.

Episode 33: Dr. Danny Ramzy’s Vision for the Future of Robotic Cardiac Surgery and Unroofing Myocardial Bridges.

Episode 32: A Doctor’s Diagnostics & Research Lead a Myocardial Bridge Patient to “Unroofed” Progress.

Episode 31: What to Say to Your Primary Care Physician When You’re Experiencing Chest Pain.

Episode 30: You Have a Myocardial Bridge. Could You Die? Stanford’s Dr. Ingela Schnittger Explains.

Episode 29: You’re Having Symptoms of a Heart Issue. The Story of Myocardial Bridges You Should Know.

Episode 28: Kathy Hoseth’s Rebellion Against Symptom Dismissal Erased 50 Years of Doubt.

Episode 27: Jed Baker’s “Bridge to Nowhere” Journey Went Right Where it Belonged.

Episode 26: Dr. T. Sloane Guy Explains His Robotic Unroofing Procedure and Process for Acceptance.

Episode 25: Louis’s Odyssey Turns Into a Tale of Tenacity

Episode 23: Only Days After Unroofing Surgery, 24 Year Old Kaylin Kellert Enthusiastically Shares Her Real Time Experience.

Episode 22: Only Days From Surgery, Liane Aigner Shares Her Conviction and Confidence

Episode 21: What You Need to Know About the Sternotomy with Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Mark Francis Berry

Episode 20: Embracing Gratitude to Replace the Fear of Uncertainty Our Myocardial Bridges Create. Dr. Peggy DeLong Explains.

Episode 19: Inside the University of Chicago OR for a Robotic Unroofing Procedure. What It’s Like.

Special Episode: With Gratitude…Happy Thanksgiving.

Episode 18: Emily Tedore’s Heart Attack Changed the Holidays Forever.

Episode 17: Minimally Invasive Myocardial Bridge Unroofing Explained by Professor Theo Kofidis

Episode 16: Robotic Cardiac “Unroofing” with Dr. Husam Balkhy

Episode 15: Surviving to Thriving – 6 Steps to Turn Trauma & Depression Into Transformation.

Episode 14: Death Ride, Carmel and An Anniversary

Episode 13: Amanda’s Heart Journey Takes Another Unexpected Turn…

Episode 12: Outrageous Diagnoses Lead to Surprise Solution for Amanda Pearlman

Episode 11: Everything Doesn’t Always Go Perfectly. How Boots Knighton Handled Her Doctor’s Mistake.

Episode 10: Stanford’s Dr. Jack Boyd Explains Myocardial Bridge Surgery. The Unroofing Process.

Coming June 28th: A conversation with Stanford’s Dr. Jack Boyd

Episode 9: Journeys 2 – A Nurse’s Dilemma: Sternotomy vs Robotic Unroofing.

Episode 8: From Bangladesh to Stanford, Raisul Islam Discovers His Myocardial Bridge

Episode 7: Journeys 1 – Dr. Linda Cunningham Discovers the Source of Her Pain

Episode 6: 2 Women Continued… What Happens After Surgery and Will I Ever Run Again?

Episode 5: 2 Women Both Athletes, 2 Surgeries, 2 Stories to Share

Episode 4: You Have a Myocardial Bridge, Now What? Dr. Ingela Schnittger Suggests Next Steps (part 2 of 2 episodes)

Episode 3: Stanford’s Dr. Ingela Schnittger Defines the Myocardial Bridge. (part 1 of 2 episodes)

Dr. Ingela Schnittger Reveals More About Myocardial Bridges…coming March 15th

Episode 2: Where To Get Answers and Support From Others With Myocardial Bridges

Episode 1: What the Hell Just Happened? I Had a Heart Attack?

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