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MASSACHUSETTS ABIOMED HEART ATTACK ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SICKNESS HOCKEY LOVE


Story Location: Boston

State/Province: Massachusetts

Shot Date: 02/14/2023

URL: https://wwwwcvbcom/article/massachusetts-love-story-that-started-with-heart-attack/42901270

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sound with heart attack patient, sound with his fiancee, video handout from abiomed, photos of pair together

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A medical device company in Massachusetts has both saved and changed a young man's life over the last several years

Four years ago, Adam Millar was 19 years old and pursuing a hockey career in his home state of Colorado when he suddenly came down with what he thought were flu symptoms, but his heart had actually lapsed into atrial fibrillation, which quickly turned into cardiogenic shock

I was an active person and then three days later, I was bedridden and on life support, Millar said

Millar nearly died but two Impella heart pumps, the world's smallest heart pumps designed and manufactured by Danvers-based Abiomed, saved his life

It's crazy, he said Just kind of the simple idea of allowing your heart to rest and recover, and let these pumps pump blood throughout your body while it can relax and recover And then three days later, your heart is fully back to functioning

After recovering from his heart attack, Millar flew to Danvers and began an internship at Abiomed That is where he met Casey Mucci, who began working in the company's human resources department just six months earlier

His story was very well-known around the office and when he was coming on board, everyone was like: 'Adam Millar is coming!' and I was like: 'Who's this Adam Millar guy?' Mucci said

It turns out that Mucci accepted Millar's proposal when he asked her to marry him a few months ago, and that the company that made the device that saved his heart brought their two hearts together

I'm very, very grateful that I had the opportunity to join this company, Mucci said Obviously, it led me to Adam and our future, and I'm very grateful

Millar, now a senior student at Northeastern University living in Malden, said he lives every day with passion, purpose and gratitude, even about his close call with death

I mean, it saved my life, brought me to my future wife and gave me a passion for a career, Millar said

When Millar graduates from Northeastern in May, he plans to use his mechanical engineering degree to develop the kind of cardiovascular medical devices that saved his life

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>>(Adam Millar 18:58:09 - :14
i was an active person and then 3 days later i was bed ridden and on life support )[Duration:0:05]

>>Adam Millar admits it was a wake up call 4 years ago, when he was 19 in Colorado pursuing a hockey career, he suddenly came down with what HE Thought were flu symptoms It was actually his heart -- it had laspsed into atrial fibrillation which quickly turned into cardiogenic shock He nearly died-- But 2 small Impella heart pumps designed and made by Danvers -based
Abiomed (AB-ee-oh-med) saved Adam's life

>>(19:04:08 - her: It's incredible, it's really incredible technology him: it's crazy what just the kind of simple idea of - hey, allowing your heart to rest and recover and let these pumps pump blood throughout your body while it can relax and recover :20 and 3 days later your heart is fully back to functioning :23 )[Duration:0:15]

>>A recovered Adam flew to Danvers and did an internship at Abiomed and there he met Casey Mucci who'd started 6 months earlier in Human resources

>>(Casey Mucci Mew-chee: 18:55:25 his story was very well known around the office and when he was coming onboard everyone was like Adam millar is coning me: who's this adam millar guy? 18:55:34) [Duration:0:09]

>>Turns out-- he'd be the guy who'd pop the question just a couple of short years later The company that made the device that saved his heart-- also brought these 2 hearts together

>>Casey: 18:59:02 i'm very grateful that i had the opportunity to work for this company, obviously it led me to adam and our future and :11
18:59:17 - :18 yeah i'm very grateful

>>So is Adam--- Now a senior at Northeastern he lives every day with passion and purpose and gratitude even about his close call

>>(19:03:13 Adam: I mean it saved my life, brought me to my future wife and gave me a passion for a career :17)[Duration:0:04]

Tag That's because when Adam graduates from Northeastern this May, he plans to use his mechanical engineering degree to design and develop the kind of cardiovascular medical devices that saved his life In Boston

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