Submit Your Story

Become a contributor! Heart Insight accepts and encourages submissions from heart patients and their families. We look forward to reading your story. 

Frequently Asked Questions  

Are all submissions published?
Heart Insight has a limited number of pages and is produced quarterly, therefore it is impossible for us to publish all submissions.

How do I know if my submission is selected?
You will be notified; however, the Heart Insight editorial team meets once every three months to select content for upcoming issues, therefore it could be quite some time before you hear from us. Please be patient, and we’ll let you know as soon as we’ve made a decision.

Does Heart Insight pay for stories?
Our goal is to keep Heart Insight free to subscribers and to reach as many heart patients and their families as we can; therefore, to keep our costs down, we do not offer payment for stories.

Can I submit my story to other publications?
Absolutely. In the event your submission is selected for publication, you will be asked to sign a form that gives us permission to reprint the story in future ASA/AHA publications or on our Web site, but you retain the right to publish your story elsewhere so long as it is not an exact replication of the Heart Insight version.

Do you have writer’s guidelines?
Yes, writer’s guidelines are available in PDF format for download.

Other questions?
E-mail us at: heartinsight@heart.org ; FAX: 214-706-5231; or call 1-800-USA1 with your questions and we’ll be happy to get back to you.

Submitting your story

What to include: 

Your full name 
Mailing address 
Daytime phone
E-mail address (when available)

Be sure to let us know which method is best for us to contact you.

Where to send: 

You may submit your story by e-mail, postal mail or fax. (We prefer to receive via e-mail when possible.)

heartinsight@heart.org  

Heart Insight Magazine
American Stroke Association
7272 Greenville Ave
Dallas, TX  75231

FAX:  214-706-5231

Edit ModuleShow Tags

Subscribe

Archives

Resources

View Digital Edition

Edit ModuleShow Tags

See MoreFeatured Heartfelt

How I Found Peace

At age 69, I had no history of heart problems. On Saturday, August 9, 2014, suddenly I felt dizzy and that was the last I remember. My husband found me wedged between the nightstand and the bed. Immediately he called 911.

What a Silent Heart Attack Sounds Like

When the doctor told Roxanne that the back pain she’d had for six weeks was due to a heart attack she was shocked. Within four years, she received the gift of a new heart. She has since recruited thousands of organ donors.

I am a Heart Attack Survivor

Before her heart attack, Barbara loved being a mom, wife, vegetarian and healthy. There were no red flags.

Not the Typical Face

When Kimby woke from gall bladder surgery, she felt intense pain in her upper arms and yelled for help. Immediately she was surrounded by medical professionals asking questions about her heart.

Overcoming the ‘Chicken-Wire’ Objection

"With a total of four stents will I ever have enough strength to return to normal activities?" I asked. I suspect others who have had surgery or a serious illness are left wondering the same thing.

A Rough Pregnancy

“I couldn’t lie flat to sleep, started coughing while lying down and had to use the bathroom every 45 minutes to an hour.” It turned out Rebecca Stewart had peripartum cardiomyopathy - heart failure due to pregnancy.

Lunch Bucket List

One thing some of us heart patients grump about the most is having to change our diets. Give me eight new medications to take? No problem. Try to teach me new ways to manage stress? Sketchy. But eliminate my best friends, salt and fat, from my diet? No way!

From Couch Potato to Ironman

I smoked too much. I worked too much. Ate a horrible diet. My only exercise was finger calisthenics with the TV remote. I was a 5-foot-6, 200-lb couch potato.

A Complicated Beginning

At three months old Crystal Flores was diagnosed with seven different congenital heart defects. Eight open-heart surgeries later she declares, "Heart disease can't beat me!"
Edit ModuleShow Tags

Departments

Heart News

Heart health news you can use about new scientific findings, public policy, programs and resources.

Heartfelt

Articles, poems and art submitted by heart disease survivors and their loved ones.

Life's Simple 7

Improving your health is as easy as minding seven simple health factors and behaviors. Tips and information to help you improve your health and enhance your quality of life.

Life Is Why

Everyone has a reason to live a longer, healthier life. These heart patients, their loved ones and others share their 'whys'. We'd love for you to share yours, too!

Simple Cooking

Cooking at home can be a daunting task, but a rewarding one for your diet and lifestyle (and your wallet). Making small changes in your diet is important to your heart health. Here are simple, healthy and affordable recipes and cooking tips.