Latest Heartattack Podcast Episodes
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: Harry's story
The Ticker Tapes - February 28, 2024 14:48 - 27 minutesIn 2016 then aged 7, Harry suffered a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) while taking part in an after school football session. Thankfully his life was saved by the school bursar who quickly responded and tirelessly performed CPR for around 15 minutes until paramedics arrived. Harry was diagnosed with ...
HEART FAILURE AND COPING WITH GRIEF: Harry's story
The Ticker Tapes - February 28, 2024 10:28 - 28 minutesPlease note this episode covers some potentially upsetting topics. Harry Marshall is a remarkable young man. By the age of just 24 he’d lost two of the people closest to him – his brother Tom and his mother Alison, who had been living with heart failure for more than a decade. For many of us th...
HEART TRANSPLANT: Sanj's story
The Ticker Tapes - December 14, 2023 16:03 - 44 minutesIn November 2022, at the age of 29, Sanj Kochhar received a heart transplant and was discharged on Christmas Eve. In this episode with Yianna Theodorou from the British Heart Foundation, Sanj explains how she started experiencing symptoms of heart failure while studying to become a doctor. Aft...
HEART ATTACK: Salman's story
The Ticker Tapes - September 25, 2023 14:02 - 37 minutesDr Salman Uddin is a GP who has devoted his working life to providing care and support for patients in the multi-ethnic community of Tower Hamlets, London, where he himself was raised. The father-of-two is passionate about encouraging people of all ages, religions and backgrounds to speak more o...
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: Helen and Rory's story
The Ticker Tapes - September 18, 2023 11:02 - 31 minutesIn the autumn of 2022 Helen and her partner Joe were excitedly awaiting the arrival of their first baby, but at the 20-week scan they started down a path they never thought they would be on. A potential issue was picked up with their baby’s heart. Eventually specialist Dr David Lloyd, whose incr...
HEART FAILURE: Macy's story
The Ticker Tapes - August 31, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutesIn August 2022 Macy Allen turned 18. A busy hairdressing apprentice with a second job in a pub and hectic social life with friends and her boyfriend Will, Macy was looking forward to another year of living her life at 100 miles per hour. Instead, at the end of October, life changed for her forev...
HEART TRANSPLANT: Dan's story
The Ticker Tapes - August 22, 2023 09:23 - 33 minutesDan received his heart transplant in July 2021 having just turned 40. In this episode with Rob Underwood from the British Heart Foundation, he explains how he’d lived with a heart condition since his mid 20s. But it deteriorated rapidly in the six months or so before his operation to the point w...
HEART ATTACK: Chris's story
The Ticker Tapes - August 14, 2023 17:31 - 23 minutesChris was enjoying a fulfilling, active retirement particularly relishing the chance to take part in his weekend park runs. In this episode with Rob Underwood from the British Heart Foundation, he nevertheless describes how he was first faced with processing the devastating news of his heart att...
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND HEART BYPASS SURGERY: Leanne and Stuart's story
The Ticker Tapes - May 31, 2023 09:11 - 39 minutesOn the evening of March 1, 2022, Stuart Waters got home from work and took his two children Sadie and Jude to football training – just like any other Tuesday. Little did he know that later that evening he would suffer a sudden cardiac arrest at the wheel of his car, altering life forever not onl...
HEART ATTACK: Hina's story
The Ticker Tapes - May 26, 2023 12:20 - 40 minutesWhen mum-of two-Hina was just 36, the joy of preparing for Diwali with her young daughter turned to fear in an instant when she suffered a heart attack out of the blue. In this episode, Ruth Huntman from the BHF talks with Hina about coming to terms with having a heart attack at such a young ag...
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND BRUGADA SYNDROME: Sienna and Jody's story
The Ticker Tapes - May 19, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutesTuesday, 3 August, 2021, began like many other days for busy parents Jody and Jamie Crook, and their children Theo and Sienna – but just hours later the world as the family knew it had turned completely on its head. Sienna, then just 14 months old, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on the way bac...
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND LONG QT SYNDROME: Guy's story
The Ticker Tapes - May 19, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutesIn April 2021,18-year-old Guy was enjoying a day out on the golf course with a friend when the unimaginable happened. The athletic, seemingly healthy teenager had no inkling that in minutes his life would be hanging in the balance after he had a sudden cardiac arrest out of the blue. Thanks to t...
HEART ATTACK: Vipan's story
The Ticker Tapes - April 19, 2023 01:19 - 25 minutesSince his teenage years Vipan has always exercised regularly, a discipline which in later life served as a welcome release from his day to day working demands. At the age of 45 he unexpectedly suffered the first of two heart attacks. In this episode with Rob Underwood from the BHF, he reflects o...
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN CHILDHOOD: Hannah's story
The Ticker Tapes - April 05, 2023 13:21 - 38 minutesPlease be aware that this episode of the Ticker Tapes discusses the impact of child loss. For busy mum-of-three Hannah, the events of one Saturday afternoon in November 2021 would change the course of her life and that of her family’s journey forever. Hannah and her husband Keith lost their ...
BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE REPAIR: Nathan's story
The Ticker Tapes - March 27, 2023 17:12 - 27 minutesAs a teenager, Nathan always felt his heartbeat was abnormally strong. Despite regular assurances though that it was stress and anxiety related, he persisted in searching for what he believed to be the reason. Eventually he was diagnosed with a leaking bicuspid aortic valve resulting in keyhole...
HEART ATTACK: Chloe's story
The Ticker Tapes - March 14, 2023 09:59 - 27 minutesAfter her father Alan suffered a heart attack, Chloe was called upon to perform CPR on Dad but sadly he didn’t survive. In this episode Rob Underwood from the BHF talks to Chloe about her story of that day, how she managed during those desperate moments and the strength she's drawn on personally...
HEART ATTACK AND FH: Dilwyn's story
The Ticker Tapes - March 02, 2023 00:36 - 25 minutesAfter suffering a heart attack whilst out cycling with his wife, Dilwyn recounts events leading up to that day. He talks about his medical treatment and then being diagnosed with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic condition where you have exceptionally high levels of cholesterol in th...
MITRAL VALVE REPAIR: Saskia's story
The Ticker Tapes - February 17, 2023 18:50 - 22 minutesSaskia has a real love for the outdoors and in particular long distance running. At a young age though a routine scan revealed a mitral valve prolapse leading in later life, to mitral valve repair at the age of 31. In this episode Rob Underwood from the BHF talks to Saskia about how she coped th...
HEART FAILURE: Colin's story
The Ticker Tapes - February 17, 2023 18:18 - 24 minutesAfter recovering from a heart attack, Colin, a keen cyclist and runner, was aware of the physical signs still telling him all wasn't well. In this episode, Rob Underwood from the BHF, discovers how insistent he remained in seeking medical advice to establish the reason which eventually led to fu...
ROSS PROCEDURE: Lucy's story
The Ticker Tapes - February 13, 2023 17:49 - 20 minutesAfter being diagnosed with a heart condition since just after birth, Lucy explains how she's coped with the tremendous physical and psychological challenges faced along the way. In this episode, Rob Underwood from the BHF talks to Lucy about her treatment journey from that very early age, which ...
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST: Graham's story
The Ticker Tapes - December 09, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutesIn 2013, Graham got the phone call that is every parent’s worst nightmare. Just months after watching his beautiful daughter Claire get married, she’d passed away suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition. She was just 22. On this episode, Ruth Huntman from the BHF talks with Gra...
BRUGADA SYNDROME: Corey's story
The Ticker Tapes - October 14, 2022 16:57 - 53 minutesIn June 2016 Corey Johnson married the love of his life, Alice, in a beautiful ceremony in Italy. One week later, back home in England, Corey was playing ice hockey in south London when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. On this episode, Bill Snaddon from the BHF talks with Corey, who recalls ...
LONDON MARATHON SPECIAL: Crossing the finish line with Mr Motivator
The Ticker Tapes - September 08, 2022 15:14 - 38 minutesWelcome to episode four of The Race is On, our special series to celebrate the BHF being the TCS London Marathon 2022 Charity Partner. Hosted by Aimee Fuller, two-time Olympian, author and broadcaster, this series will feature interviews with a whole host of guests who are key to the success of ...
LONDON MARATHON SPECIAL: Transforming heart research
The Ticker Tapes - September 08, 2022 15:14 - 34 minutesWelcome to episode three of The Race is On, our special series to celebrate the BHF being the TCS London Marathon 2022 Charity Partner. Hosted by Aimee Fuller, two-time Olympian, author and broadcaster, this series will feature interviews with a whole host of guests who are key to the success of...
LONDON MARATHON SPECIAL: Training & nutrition
The Ticker Tapes - September 08, 2022 13:53 - 51 minutesWelcome to episode two of The Race is On, our special series to celebrate the BHF being the TCS London Marathon 2022 Charity Partner. Hosted by Aimee Fuller, two-time Olympian, author and broadcaster, this series will feature interviews with a whole host of guests who are key to the success of t...
LONDON MARATHON SPECIAL: The history of the race
The Ticker Tapes - September 08, 2022 12:34 - 37 minutesWelcome to episode one of The Race is On, our special series to celebrate the BHF being the TCS London Marathon 2022 Charity Partner. Hosted by Aimee Fuller, two-time Olympian, author and broadcaster, this series will feature interviews with a whole host of guests who are key to the success of t...
HEART FAILURE: Lisa's story
The Ticker Tapes - August 26, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutesAt the age of 38 Lisa suffered two heart attacks. Her life was now on a very different trajectory to the one she had in mind. Two years after her heart attacks, now living with heart failure, Lisa would need a major operation to repair a leaky valve. On this episode, Bill Snaddon from the BHF ta...
INHERITED HEART CONDITION: Max's story
The Ticker Tapes - August 22, 2022 13:12 - 41 minutesMax’s life changed forever when he lost his father Chris to cardiomyopathy – inherited heart muscle disease – at the age of just 13. Then Max went on to be diagnosed with the same condition himself at 17. On this episode, Sarah Marsh from the BHF talks with Max about learning to live with the lo...
INHERITED HEART CONDITION: Mya's story
The Ticker Tapes - August 08, 2022 10:14 - 30 minutesMya's life was changed forever when she discovered she had a heart condition at just 18. On this episode, Molly Tresadern from the BHF talks with her about what it's like as a teenager with a heart condition, and how Mya has stayed positive in the face of her diagnosis. Mya's condition, ARVC ...
HEART FAILURE: Anne's story
The Ticker Tapes - May 20, 2022 05:30 - 41 minutesAnne Dixon first discovered she had a problem with her heart when she was a student. After an operation, she went back to her normal life, but there was more in store for her in the future. In this episode, Molly Tresadern from the BHF talks to Anne about how she struggled to get a proper diagn...
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