Rhonda Monroe overcame 5 coronary artery dissections, 3 heart attacks, 2 strokes, heart failure, 3 defibrillator implants, a quadruple bypass surgery, failed stents, repeat bypass surgery, a pericardial window, an ejection fraction of 21% and more. Rhonda launched BOOST – Better Outcomes Optimal Scientific Therapies™ to shift the culture of care and promote evidence-based therapies to improve patient outcomes. Rhonda appeared on many media outlets including the Today Show. She was featured in TIME magazine for Look Good, Feel Good: A Heart and Hair Affair which addresses disparities in healthcare. Rhonda has published in peer-reviewed journals and serves on advisory boards for several clinical trials, including as Co-Chair of the RECHARGE Stakeholder Advisory Board and its associated trials. She starred in a national Bayer aspirin commercial and received the West Virginia Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. Rhonda is a native of Washington, D.C., residing in Charlotte, NC.
Cardiac rhythm management devices in patients with heart failure - preliminary results of the DIRECT HF international survey on patients' needs and perceptions
Event: Heart Failure 2025
Topic: Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Session: Advances in heart failure therapeutics
