Credit: UCLA. Tony Flores makes a victory sign as he stands at the finish of the half-marathon with his daughter, doctor and heart-failure researchers from UCLA, who ran to support Flores' efforts. |
It was a happy occasion that he shared with his physician, Dr. Martin Cadeiras, an assistant professor of cardiology at UCLA, and four UCLA heart-failure researchers, all of whom completed the race with Flores.
Following two heart attacks and a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy in 2013, Flores underwent a heart transplant surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in August 2014.
Since he had completed five Los Angeles marathons before he got sick, the 60-year-old Glendora resident started running again after his recovery as a way to exercise his new heart. Continue reading
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