Heart Month

7 heart-healthy dinners

Here are seven heart-healthy dinners full of nutrients — and flavor.

Rare cardiac arrest in Good Samaritan’s PACU has a happy ending

In the recovery room shortly after his Feb. 22 surgery, Kitchens went into cardiac arrest.

VAD implant as ‘destination therapy’ saves one man’s life

Michael is enjoying life again thanks to a ventricular assist device, or VAD, surgically implanted at Tacoma General.

Quick Clinic visit saves local man from potential heart attack

Blane credits Pulse Heart Institute Quick Clinics for saving time — and his life.

Former Tacoma General NICU baby grows up to be successful model, world traveler

Micah was born prematurely with several heart defects, but today is healthy and pursuing a career in modeling.

'Miraculous' recovery after a cardiac arrest: One patient's story

Marci stayed in the Good Samaritan ICU, hospital rehab and outpatient physical therapy before making a full recovery after a cardiac arrest.

His heart stopped working, but his doctors didn't

When Duane's heart wouldn’t maintain a beat during emergency surgery after a heart attack, doctors had little hope that he would survive.

Rare heart defect means multiple surgeries for 7-year-old boy

Evan has been through multiple open-heart surgeries for a rare heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot.

Myocardial what? A glossary of must-know cardiac terms

This glossary provides some simple explanations for a few of the cardiac terms you might be hearing.

5 questions to ask when considering TAVR

If you're interested in TAVR, here are some best questions to ask as you research the procedure.

What is TAVR?

TAVR can provide less pain and fewer risks to patients. So, how does it work and what other benefits does it offer?

When young hearts fail: Amanda's story

Find out how a Puyallup woman who is in heart failure at age 28 helps raise awareness for congenital heart defects.

Toy hamsters spread message of heart health in Covington

Meet the Heart Center Hamsters and find out how they spread the message of heart health and keep patients smiling all year long.

Women still at risk

Strokes, heart attacks and congenital heart disease kill one woman every minute — more women than are killed by all cancers combined.

7 things you can do for a healthy heart

Here are some of the best things you can do to prevent heart disease.

MultiCare offers new heart valve procedure

Read a story about the first MultiCare patient to undergo a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Leading the way in detecting heart defects in newborns

Read more about MultiCare's pulse-oximetry screening program, which has found and fixed heart defects in healthy appearing newborns.