Extraordinary Story:
Christine Befort Christine Befort is living proof that life can change in a heartbeat. After leaving work on an otherwise ordinary day in 2015, Christine lost consciousness at a stoplight. Four days later, she awoke in the intensive care unit at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. With no previous history of heart problems or significant symptoms, she had suffered a spontaneous dissection of the aorta. Doctors fitted Christine with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to help her weakened heart continue pumping blood. The following April, after months of careful treatment from UCHealth doctors, Christine’s life changed once more when she underwent a successful heart transplant. Christine, now in her 50s, is reclaiming her active Colorado lifestyle. She loves hiking and the outdoors, and credits the surgeons at UCHealth for giving her the opportunity to see each day as something extraordinary.
“The surgeons at UCHealth gave me my life back.”
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