How to Keep Your Heart Healthy in Your 40s, 50s, 60s and Beyond
Depending on how old you are, you have heard the jokes or warnings that turning 40 means you are “over the hill.” That is because as you age, your body goes through numerous changes, many of them starting in your 40s. The most crucial “changes” in your health to...
A Night ForHearts 2025: What to Expect from This Year’s Event
It is time to dust off that fedora and break out your pearls! A Night ForHearts Gatsby Gala is roaring back to the ‘20s for an evening of sophistication and elegant opulence, all to support the lifesaving mission of ForHearts Worldwide. The 2025 edition of our...
The Best Exercise for Aging Bodies with a Pacemaker
Being physically active is important for your heart health, especially if you are living with a pacemaker or other implanted cardiac device. However, as you start to age, you may find that you are not able to be as active as you once were. It happens to everyone...
How To Tell if Your Pacemaker Is Malfunctioning
Every person living with a pacemaker is unique, and the reasons for their device can vary. The most common reason is to address an arrhythmia—an abnormal or irregular heart rhythm. A pacemaker can also help the chambers of a weak heart to beat “in sync” so it can...
Connect, Share, Support: A New Website for Pacemaker, ICD, and CRT Recipients
Every year, an estimated 2 - 3 million people worldwide die because they cannot afford pacemaker implant surgery. That is why for 40 years, ForHearts Worldwide has been providing life-saving cardiovascular devices, implant procedures, and follow-up care and monitoring...
A Comprehensive Guide to Implantable Cardiac Devices
Millions of people worldwide suffer from heart issues that can severely impact and even shorten their lives. Fortunately, many heart conditions like arrhythmias, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and heart valve defects can be treated with implantable cardiac...
Pacemakers and Electromagnetic Interference: What You Need to Know
You may have heard that certain devices can impact or interfere with your pacemaker. Any devices emitting strong magnetic fields have the potential to disrupt the electrical signaling of a pacemaker and stop it from working properly. This is electromagnetic...
Understanding Heart Arrhythmias
People can need a pacemaker for several reasons. The most common reason is because of arrhythmia, meaning the heart has an abnormal rhythm—it can beat too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular rhythm. There are different types of heart arrhythmias and being...
Life After Pacemaker Implantation: The First Few Weeks
Getting a pacemaker implanted is a life-changing (and life-saving!) experience. That’s because arrhythmia and other heart rhythm issues that once diminished the quality and length of life are now treatable and manageable thanks to high-tech pacing devices. Fully...
Happy 40th Anniversary, ForHearts! Remembering the Milestones of a Milestone Year
This October officially marked ForHearts’ 40th anniversary—October 18 to be exact! Our 40th anniversary year has been a remarkable one, filled with celebrations and accomplishments that have helped to expand our reach and provide even more life-saving pacemakers. Here...