How HeartMate 3 Saved Her Life At 14

Katrina Sellens — 14 and hungry for Thanksgiving leftovers — stood there in a familiar spot: Surveying the fridge for something to eat.

What happened next was also recognizable to Katrina and her family.

She passed out.

Her fainting has started when she was 7. By that point, she’d lived with the spells for half of her life. Still, Katrina had always been “very, very active,” said her mother Maria. Roller skating and tennis, horseback riding and camping. A happy kid.

Regular as her fainting had become, this time was different. Very different.

“I was so tired, 24/7,” Katrina said. “When it really hit when I was 14 years old.”

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NOTE TO READERS: Katrina Sellens passed away on July 8, 2021, following a battle with cancer. Abbott is grateful that our technology was able to help extend her too-short life. We're proud to bring you her story and share the indelible impact she made on the lives of her family and friends and all those who knew and loved her. We’ll never forget her.

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