Cardiac arrest, heart attack survivors raise awareness for heart health

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Cardiac arrest, heart attack survivors raise awareness for heart health

When Heather Baker suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at work in 2018, she had no history of heart issues. “I started gasping for air,” she told NBC Chicago.  “My heart had stopped.” Her story is unlike Amit Sethi’s; the New York resident knew he had heart disease and blockages. “I mean, I escaped death,” Amit told NBC Chicago, recalling his sudden heart attack just a few months ago. He was in town to run the Turkey Trot with his family in Evansto…