# Patrick Fuller

Type: Person

Source: Healthcare Intelligence Brief — https://gethealthbrief.com/entity/patrick-fuller
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## Timeline

- **2026-07-31**: Reunion with Novant Health care team — Fuller met the medical team that saved her life for the first time since discharge, thanking them for her recovery.
- **2026-05**: Fuller suffers widow-maker heart attack at home — Martha Fuller woke at 3:30 a.m. with chest pains and collapsed. Her husband Patrick performed CPR for 10 minutes until emergency care arrived.
- **2026-05**: Stent placement and ECMO support — Complications emerged during stent placement, and Fuller was placed on ECMO and a ventilator for eight days.
- **2026**: Hospital discharge — Fuller was released from the hospital less than two months before her July 31 reunion with the care team.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 42-Year-Old Mom Survives Widow-Maker: 10-Minute CPR, 8-Day ECMO
2026-08-13 09:07:51 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

A 42-year-old North Carolina woman survived a "widow-maker" heart attack after 10 minutes of bystander CPR and eight days on ECMO. Her case reinforces the value of rapid CPR and advanced mechanical circulatory support in cardiac arrest. It also highlights unmet needs in recognizing heart attack risk in younger, physically active women.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/nc-mom-survives-widow-maker-cpr-ecmo-health

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