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As if fear of dying weren’t bad enough . . .
It turns out that the fear of dying during a heart attack is not just an emotional response. It's also linked to biological changes in the body that happen during acute cardiac events. In fact,...
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Pregnancy complications strongly linked to heart disease
Dr. Eric Steegers describes pregnancy complications as "a short-term problem for the OB-GYN, but a longterm problem for the cardiologist". Dr. Graeme Smith calls pregnancy "the ultimate cardiac stress...
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Two big factors that can impact a patient’s loss of ‘self’
She decided to stop traveling because she thought it unwise to be too far away from her doctors. Then she decided to stop driving. And then she decided that her dog was too much trouble so she did not...
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The Martha and Carolyn Show!
Terrific (and surprising!) news for those coming to my annual "Heart-Smart Women" Heart Month presentation here in Victoria on February 28th. . .
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Pain vs. suffering: why they’re not the same for patients
Addressing a patient's "total pain" - this means physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological and practical struggle - is an accepted component of providing good end-of-life care for the dying, but...
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My medical diagnosis means more to me than to you
When the late Dr. Rosamund Snow researched how a group of patients were treated by their healthcare providers after completing an intensive educational program about their diagnosis, the results were...
View ArticleHow implicit bias in medicine hurts women and minorities
It turns out that we may need to expand our attention beyond the existing gender gap in medicine that affects how women vs. men are treated. We also need to consider how implicit bias against groups or...
View ArticleWhen are cardiologists going to start talking about depression?
Doctors, next time you're seeing a freshly-diagnosed heart patient for a follow up appointment, please remember that we're more than just a major organ that's successfully undergone a procedure.
View ArticleSame heart attack, same misdiagnosis – but one big difference
The Heart and Stroke Foundation's 2018 Heart Report calls women's cardiac care "a reality defined by unders": Today, when it comes to heart disease, women are UNDER-researched, UNDER-diagnosed and...
View ArticleDr. Martha Gulati’s fabulous foreword to my book
How can I ever truly thank Dr. Martha Gulati enough for writing her generously brilliant foreword to my book? Here's what this "rock star of cardiology" wrote so beautifully. . .
View ArticleIs SCAD rare? Or just rarely diagnosed correctly?
As soon as The New York Times piece on SCAD was published, I was gobsmacked to see hundreds of reader comments coming in - especially the dismissive comments from some physicians...
View Article“There is no gender bias in medicine. Because I said so…”
The Gender Bias Deniers: as important as this New York Times article is in helping to raise awareness of women's heart disease, it was the public response to this that floored me. And when I say "the...
View ArticleWomen’s heart disease: an awareness campaign fail?
A new bombshell survey report found that women's heart disease awareness has drastically declined over the past 10 years. Why is this happening?
View ArticleWalking the tightrope: women cardiologists in an old boys’ club
The tightrope of the female cardiologist: "Too feminine to be competent and too masculine to be likeable"?
View ArticleSaying the word “misdiagnosis” is not doctor-bashing
How can we improve something if its name cannot even be mentioned?
View ArticleHow I used to describe SCAD. And what I’ve learned since.
I used to call it "rare", even "usually fatal" - but now experts are learning much more about diagnosing & treating a heart attack that mostly affects young healthy women.
View Article“Be alert to both the absence of normal as well as the presence of abnormal”
Women, you know your body. You know when symptoms do not feel "normal".
View ArticleNew chest pain guideline: “atypical” is OUT!
Comprehensive new recommendations, plus some controversy - and of course a few questions from me! The first ever Chest Pain Guidelines have been published!
View ArticleYou’re not always going to feel this way
The freshly-diagnosed patient goes from the shock of being hospitalized to the shock of being sent home before we’re feeling quite ready to go there.
View ArticleTop 10 most-read Heart Sisters posts from 2021
From the weirdest heart attack symptoms to what happens when the "wrong" family member is diagnosed with heart disease, 2021's most-read Heart Sisters posts are all over the map!
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