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congestive heart failure

18-year-old celebrates surprise high school graduation in hospital after heart transplant 

18-year-old celebrates surprise high school graduation in hospital after heart transplant 

Since birth, Joseph Bommarito Autman has battled congestive heart failure. Before turning 4, Autman had to undergo four heart surgeries due to his condition, which causes the heart to pump blood less efficiently than it should and causes blood to return to the heart more quickly than it can be discharged. When he was six…

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