Abbott HeartMates

Join a team with heart — and find the support you’re looking for

What’s the Abbott HeartMates program all about? Building a community where people with heart conditions and their caregivers raise each other up. Because that’s what great teammates do.

Alongside community ambassadors Damar Hamlin and Tedy Bruschi, Abbott HeartMates offers opportunities for members to form meaningful connections and find — or become — a source of inspiration.

Meet our newest heart health champions
A great comeback story? We’re always here for it. Get ready to be inspired by the 11 new teammates who participated in the HeartMates Draft.

3 reasons to join our community

Experiencing a major heart-related incident can feel like a lot of things — but it should never feel like you’re alone. Abbott HeartMates brings together people who know what you’re going through. Anyone can join.

Connect

When you join the team, you can meet with other HeartMates during our virtual and in-person HeartMates Huddles.

Inspire

Share your story and give hope to others on their cardio comeback journeys.  

Support

Be part of a team of heart health champions who have each other’s backs and rally around one another.  

HeartMates is all in on heart health

Raising awareness for women’s heart health

You might know your risk for cancer, but what about heart disease? Learn more about the statistics and how you can take action. 

Find support with ‘Abbott HeartMates Connect’

Introducing a personalized peer-to-peer teammate service for members of the Abbott HeartMates community

Want to join the team? Follow these easy steps.

For Zeke Mankins, the sky’s the limit 

A mechanical heart valve hasn’t slowed Zeke Mankins down — or dampened his dreams. 
Let’s have a ‘Heart to Heart’
Does heart disease impact women differently? And what are the early signs of heart failure? Abbott’s cardiovascular experts answer these questions — and more — submitted by members of the HeartMates community.

HeartMates in the news

Our teammates are inspiring people every day — and showing the world what a heart health win looks like. 

A father and daughter are fighting heart disease together

Abbott cardiologist and fellow experts reveal the best high-fiber snack for heart health

Arkansas college student shares heart transplant journey

Damar Hamlin reflects on the moment that changed everything 

Heart attack survivor’s message: Advocate for yourself

Meet our HeartMates ambassadors
Damar Hamlin and Tedy Bruschi are not just advocates. Each has a special survivor story of his own.

Heart health stories

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Your Guide to Recovering from Heart Surgery

Are you a candidate for heart surgery? This guide offers answers to some common questions about recovering from heart surgery.

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5 tips for exercising with a heart condition

Follow your doctor’s advice, listen to your heart and believe in yourself as you make your cardio comeback

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A Closer Look at 3 Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee

Can coffee actually improve your heart health? We’ll spill the beans.

Strategy and strength

Doing More for Children’s Health Around the World

Big ideas, as well as very small ones, go into helping millions of kids.

Healthy Heart

6 cardio exercises for hypertension

Use these simple steps to get active, lower blood pressure and support a healthier heart.

FAQs

What is Abbott HeartMates?

Abbott HeartMates is a program that celebrates the power of teamwork and the bravery of those chasing their own heart-related comeback stories, as well as the caregivers helping them on their journeys. The program creates a community in which members can share stories, offer support, learn from each other and Abbott heart-health experts, and celebrate wins.  

Why join Abbott HeartMates?

In addition to showing your support for heart-health awareness, members of the Abbott HeartMates community have opportunities to enjoy benefits such as:

  • Virtual team huddles with HeartMates ambassador Damar Hamlin
  • Connecting with other HeartMates to get support and share stories
  • Exclusive HeartMates gear
  • Inspirational content from their fellow HeartMates
  • Q&A opportunities with Abbott’s heart-health experts 

Who can join the Abbott HeartMates team?

Everyone impacted by cardiovascular conditions, directly (e.g., you’ve been diagnosed with a heart condition) or indirectly (e.g., someone you care about has a heart condition), is welcome to join Abbott HeartMates.

While Abbott HeartMates is open to people in all countries, privacy laws limit some elements of the program to U.S. residents. 

Abbott employees are welcome to join the program and encouraged to participate in employee-exclusive events. Some events may be limited to external participants. 

Do I need to have an Abbott medical device to join Abbott HeartMates?

No. Everyone impacted by cardiovascular conditions, regardless of their use of Abbott devices or technology, is welcome to join.  

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