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How a Heart Attack Inspired “Dad’s Heart”

September 9, 2026 by Bong Arquiza

by Jeffrey Berger, MD Photos courtesy of Jeff and Brian Berger. On April 8, 2018, I had a heart attack. I was at the gym that morning, a place I went to regularly, doing what I thought were all the right things. I ate well, I exercised and I had no reason to expect anything … Read more

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