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Until recently, 87-year-old Charles Kaeding considered himself to be in fairly good health. That quickly changed when he noticed getting increasingly tired and becoming short of breath.

... that I’d be doing yoga I never would have believed it,” says Wanshura. But that was before he had surgery to open up five blocked arteries leading to his heart.

Todd Larson was splitting wood when he felt a pain in his chest. He then did what many men do when experiencing the telltale sign of a heart attack: he went into denial.

... defects. Catheter-based treatments — some congenital heart defects can be repaired using catheterization techniques. These treatments allow a repair to be performed without open-heart surgery...

... defects. Catheter-based treatments — some congenital heart defects can be repaired using catheterization techniques. These treatments allow a repair to be performed without open-heart surgery...

... defects. Catheter-based treatments — some congenital heart defects can be repaired using catheterization techniques. These treatments allow a repair to be performed without open-heart...

... defects. Catheter-based treatments — some congenital heart defects can be repaired using catheterization techniques. These treatments allow a repair to be performed without open-heart surgery...

... defects. Catheter-based treatments — some congenital heart defects can be repaired using catheterization techniques. These treatments allow a repair to be performed without open-heart surgery...

... defects. Catheter-based treatments — some congenital heart defects can be repaired using catheterization techniques. These treatments allow a repair to be performed without open-heart surgery...

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that remains open after birth. It’s a small opening between the atria, the heart's upper chambers. Normally, the foramen ovale closes during...