Get Heart Smart at Work! Tips for a Healthier Office on World Heart Day
World Heart Day 2024 is Sunday, September 29. Created by the World Heart Federation in collaboration with the World Health Organization, World Heart Day raises awareness about cardiovascular disease (the world’s leading cause of death) with a focus on inspiring people...
Gear Up for the Annual Drive to Save Lives Charity Golf Tournament
Dust off the clubs because it’s that time of year! Our annual day of teeing off and saving lives is set for October 7 with the 2024 edition of the Drive to Save Lives Golf Tournament at the Carrollwood Country Club. This year, we are celebrating 40 years of ForHearts...
International Day of Charity: Saving Hearts, One Pacemaker at a Time
Want to be a powerful force for good on a global scale? Charity is the most powerful tool you have. Both personal acts of charity (generous help and kindness given freely to those in need) and non-profit charities (the philanthropic organizations providing charity)...
The Life-Saving Evolution of Pacemaker Technology: From Early Inventions to Global Impact
An estimated 1.43 million pacemakers were implanted worldwide in 2023 alone. These advanced cardiac devices have come a long way since the earliest inventions and understandings of heart rhythm and cardiac pacing. Let us explore the incredible journey of the pacemaker...
The Truth About Navigating Everyday Activities With a Pacemaker
Arrhythmia and other heart rhythm issues that once diminished the quality and length of life are now treatable and manageable thanks to high-tech and highly impactful pacing devices. After living with the physical limitations of a heart rhythm disorder, as well as the...
How Lowering Stress Can Improve Heart Health
We have all been there—palms sweating, heart pounding, and the feeling of your blood pressure rising. You are stressed, and your body is reacting to it. We all have those stressful life moments to navigate, but if you are living in a constant state of stress, this can...
World No Tobacco Day: Protecting Hearts and Saving Lives
World No Tobacco Day 2024 is Friday, May 31. Created by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1987 as “a world no-smoking day,” the now-annual awareness day is recognized to “draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it...
How Long Do Pacemakers Last?
Just like your smartphone is a hand-held computer, today's pacemakers are like having a mini-computer in your chest. And like that smartphone, pacemakers are battery-powered devices that receive remote programming and software updates. Eventually, they need replacing...
Stepping Back in Time: A Preview of “A Night ForHearts” Gatsby-Themed Gala
40 years of providing hearts in need around the world with life-saving pacemakers is a feat worth celebrating in a big way. That is why we will be popping the champagne and “puttin’ on the Ritz” at our A Night ForHearts Gatsby Gala on Saturday, April 13, at The Vault...
Become a Heart Hero Through Corporate Matching
Since 1984, the ForHearts mission to provide implantable cardiovascular devices for people in need in developing countries around the world has saved 17,000 lives, and counting! It takes a global community to make a mission this big a reality, and a big part of this...