A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in a blood vessel that carries blood to the lungs. She was also diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, a progressive condition characterized by high blood pressure in the blood vessels leading to the lungs. In 2024, the Association launched the CKM Health Initiative to boost awareness education and treatment of the disorder. “The CKM Health Initiative has shown me personally that so many parts of our bodies and our minds are interconnected,” she said. For more information about health, please see recent studies that Vitamin D deficiency can increase heart disease risk, and results showing vitamin B6 linked to lower death risk in heart disease.