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10-year Anniversary Chuck's Story

He is also deeply grateful to RWJUH’s Heart Transplant Team for giving him the ultimate second chance at life.
When Chuck had his heart attack, his symptoms were very subtle – a dull pain between his shoulder blades that felt like a muscle ...
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NBI Patient Becomes the Longest-Living NJ Resident with an LVAD

Mayra Rodriguez’s mechanical heart pump was supposed to give her five years. Fourteen years later, she’s become the longest-living LVAD patient in New Jersey.
Video en español: Paciente de Newark Beth Israel Celebra 14 Anos Viviendo con LVAD When Union County resident Mayra Rodriguez, ...
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New Hope for Heart Failure

“Barostim has been wonderful. It gives me energy, and I can do more.”
Theresa Rafferty’s heart failure had progressed to the point that she had little energy and could no longer do many of the ...
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Young Father Receives the Gift of Life with a Heart Transplant

My team of doctors did a great job.
Nandan Savalia has always enjoyed living a healthy lifestyle. He remained active, regularly participating in fitness classes at ...
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Newark Beth Israel Heart Transplant Gives Second Chance

By summer he was able to enjoy swimming with his family again and is grateful for this second chance at life.
One day in 2017, Steven Mongiovi, 62, of Forked River, woke up at 6am experiencing a massive heart attack while his ...
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Going Home with a New Heart

“I felt normal...I felt like before I got sick.”
A young father's unexpected heart failure was successfully treated with a heart transplant. At 34, Derrick Baker had no history ...
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A Heart Transplant Helps a Newark Man Keep the Song Alive

“I’m looking to get back not just to 100 percent,” Bernard says, “but 200 percent, where I come back stronger than ever.”
At 1:30 a.m., a nurse holding a glowing cell phone approached Bernard China’s hospital bed at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center ...
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Heart Transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

“I know I’m meant to be here for my son. And if my going through this would save a family member, I’d do it all over again.”
Heart transplant recipient Brittany Stahl received a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and has become a ...
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Heart Transplant Team Saved Kimesha’s Life During the Pandemic

"The bond we share ... no one can break it."
As a teen, Kimesha Smith couldn’t run as fast as her friends, but she didn’t think anything of it. Little did she know that she ...
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