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'I'm here today to tell you don't wait'

First she brushed off mild symptoms. Days later, she learned she was having a heart attack.

Patient hopes to solve 'puzzle' of his heart condition

Aug 14, 2020

Adam Elliott — and his doctors — thought he suffered from anxiety. But his heart palpitations, chest pain and irregular heartbeats were missed signals of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. After finally getting a proper diagnosis, Elliott now focuses on his health and being with his two boys.