Health & Fitness
A "Life-Changing" Device Helped Save This Philadelphia-Area Woman With Heart Disease
Heart disease is expected to spike over the next 25 years among younger women, according to a warning from the American Heart Association.
February 27, 2026
Heart disease is expected to spike over the next 25 years among younger women, according to a new warning from the American Heart Association.
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Doctors at Jefferson Einstein Hospital are now using an FDA-approved device that is like a pacemaker and is making a difference for people with heart failure.
Tonia Pezzano is among a growing number of younger women with cardiovascular disease. She was diagnosed with heart failure when she was 41 years old.
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