From Diagnosis to Transplant: A Heart Failure Patient’s Journey and the Pharmacists’ Impact Along the Way

In this episode of The Tell-Tale Heart, host Craig Beavers sits down with Marc Baines, cofounder and executive director of the HeartLife Foundation, to explore heart failure care through the lens of lived experience. Diagnosed with heart failure at just 23 years old, Baines shares his path from sudden diagnosis to heart transplant and the critical role pharmacists played as consistent, trusted members of his care team. From medication education and adherence to quality-of-life conversations and continuity across care settings, this discussion offers pharmacists practical insights into how their everyday interactions can profoundly shape patient outcomes, empowerment, and long-term cardiovascular care.

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Show notes:

• Learn more about the HeartLife Foundation