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Ah, the joys of (mis)communication! Consider, for example, these real-life chart notes written about hospital patients in the U.K. : Continue reading
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"BEST HEART BLOG ON THE WEB!" . . ......... Dr. Stephen Parker
♥ For women living with heart disease, from the unique perspective of CAROLYN THOMAS, a Mayo Clinic-trained women's health advocate, heart attack survivor, blogger, author, speaker here on the west coast of Canada
♥ Information for the general public, heart patients or their family members, health professionals, and all students of the heart
the stats
- 12,188,208 views so far from 190 countries
What does that mean?
Need a translator? Visit my Heart Sisters patient-friendly, jargon-free glossary of hundreds of complex cardiology terms
the most popular
- 12 cardiac symptoms women must never ignore
- How does it really feel to have a heart attack? Women survivors answer that question
- How women can tell if they're headed for a heart attack
- Why does your arm hurt during a heart attack?
- When chest pain is "just" costochondritis
- Slow-onset heart attack: the trickster that fools us
- Am I having a heart attack?
coming up next…
September 24, 2017: (NEW SERIES STARTING!) “Dear Carolyn: I had both acid reflux and a heart attack at the same time”
the presentations
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Are you a priority in your own life – especially during a heart attack?
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♥ Learn more about my HEART SMART WOMEN presentations
the categories
the news
♥ Find out about emerging cardiac research and breaking news.
♥ The first WomenHeart Support Group program in Canada is being held at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC on the third Wednesday evening of each month. Any woman living with heart disease is invited to attend. For more info, contact WH-BritishColumbia@womenheart.org
♥ Free Virtual Support Groups offered by WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women With Heart Disease, scheduled throughout each month on three specific topics: Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation or General Heart Disease in Women. Check the current schedule to sign up.
the press
♥ Heart Sisters named on Top 10 lists for ShareCare's Heart Disease: Top 10 Online Influencers, Healthline's 10 Best Heart Disease Blogs and Pacific Medical Training's Best Cardiac/Heart Websites
♥ What Women Survivors Want You to Know - The Heart and Stroke Foundation
♥ Many People Ignore Signs, Delay Treatment of Heart Attack - The Wall Street Journal
♥ When Doctors Make Bad Calls - The Globe and Mail
♥ Two-Thirds of Americans Now Track Key Health Indicators - Everyday Health
♥ Carolyn Thomas: Heart Health Month CBC Radio: North By Northwest (my interview starts at 34:30)
♥ What Women Need To Know About Heart Attacks - Huffington Post
♥ Midnight Friends: How Wired Patients Are Transforming Chronic Illness – NPR “Commonhealth”
♥ Heart Disease Isn't Just For Men, After All - The Globe and Mail
♥ Video Games and Health - Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Anthology (p.22)
♥ The Surprising Way to Stay Safe in Hospital - Consumer Reports
♥ Heart Bypass Surgery: What Women Should Know - US News
the heart research
♥ If you're a woman living with heart disease, please consider participating in cardiac research to help improve diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women.
Just a little heart attack
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