Mondays, October 15, 9-11 p.m. ET and October 22, 9-10 p.m. ET
This three-part, in-depth television series from award-winning filmmaker David Grubin examines the heart: how it works, what can go wrong with it and how we treat it.

News & Documentary Emmy for OUTSTANDING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND NATURE PROGRAMMING

This in-depth, comprehensive television series from award-winning filmmaker David Grubin examines the heart: how it works, what can go wrong with it and how we treat it. The three-hour series follows the true, compelling stories of men and women, young and old alike, whose hearts have led them to a brush with mortality. Through these encounters, the series explores the most common misconceptions about this unique organ and documents the latest scientific and medical revelations - discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the heart and given us new insights into the best ways to prevent heart disease and treat it when it does occur.