Friday Roundup: Life Line Screening-The Biggest Loser, Dan McCarney’s Stroke and Cleveland Clinic Afib Chat in the News
Joelle Reizes - February 17, 2012
Wylie talks about his aortic dissection and how preventive screenings could have helped him avoid open heart surgery. (Photo taken from NBCMiami.com video.)
We’ve got the link to video of The Biggest Loser-Life Line Screening event at Pompano Beach’s Assumption Catholic Church, featuring Mark Wylie from Season 3 of The Biggest Loser. Did you know Wylie had surgery for aortic dissection?
Also in the news: Dan McCarney survives a stroke and Cleveland Clinic plans a online chat about Afib.
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Mark Wylie Talks About Losing Weight and Getting Preventive Screenings from Experience
NBCMiami.com posted a video of Mark Wylie, Season 3 third place winner of The Biggest Loser-Life Line Screening event at Assumption Catholic Church in Pompano Beach, FL. Not only does Wylie discuss how losing weight (over 100 lbs.) saved his life, he talks about how getting a preventive screening could have possibly kept him from open heart surgery. Wylie was diagnosed with an aortic dissection, also called a dissecting aneurysm. Life Line Screening services include preventive screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Watch Wylie’s interview at:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/news/health/Third-Place-Biggest-Loser-Contestant-Visits-Miami/139479398
Dan McCarney Gives Interviews Following Stroke
Dan McCarney, North Texas Mean Green Coach, talked to reporters to say that he suffered a stroke over the weekend due to a blood clot in the back of his brain. He is, however, expected to be back to his normal routine, although he expects his doctors will ask his return be at a slower pace.
Read full story at ESPN Dallas/Fort Worth: http://espn.go.com/dallas/ncf/story/_/id/7574135/north-texas-mean-green-coach-dan-mccarney-says-had-stroke
StopAfib.org and Cleveland Clinic Online Chat Scheduled
Doctors Wagoner, Saliba and Bhargava from the Cleveland Clinic along with Mellanie True Hills, Founder and CEO of StopAfib.org and the American Foundation for Women’s Health will answer questions about atrial fibrillation online on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 12 noon EST.
Go to http://www.stopafib.org/newsitem.cfm/NEWSID/399/Chat%20with%20Cleveland%20Clinic%20atrial%20fibrillation%20experts/afib for more information and/or to read transcripts from previous chats.
Have you signed up for your stroke, AAA or Afib screening yet? Sign yourself and a loved one up today. Learn more about what to expect at our screening events here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNWnoNyt_7g
Category: Health Awareness, Health Screenings, Personal Stories
Tags: abdominal aortic aneurysm screening , atrial fibrillation , stroke
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