by Carolyn Thomas   ♥  @HeartSisters

There’s an old saying about public speaking that I like: every planned presentation actually consists of three different talks:

• 1. the talk we plan to give
• 2. the one we actually give
• 3. the perfect one we give in the car on the way home

That’s how I felt as soon as I ended my recent one-hour Zoom session about women and heart disease for New York medical school students. It was only after our recorded session ended that it hit me: “Oh, no!  I didn’t mention pregnancy complications!”    

This is a known cardiac risk factor that’s unique to women – and in my case, was likely the culprit behind my own heart attack.       .    Continue reading “Note to self: tell med students about women’s unique cardiac risk factors!” →