“Women’s Heart Attack Myth”? Revisiting the controversial Canadian study

November 28, 2009January 26, 2018 ~ Carolyn Thomas ~ 15 Comments

Media coverage of a study presented at the annual Canadian Cardiovascular Congress last month has left me and other Heart Sisters gobsmacked. One heart attack survivor told me:

“This ‘research’ has set back women’s awareness of heart attack symptoms by a full decade!”

What could have inspired a reaction like this? First, there are the media headlines, “The Heart Attack Myth”. Continue reading ““Women’s Heart Attack Myth”? Revisiting the controversial Canadian study” →

A post-heart attack checklist

November 24, 2009March 16, 2012 ~ Carolyn Thomas ~ 6 Comments

You’ve just experienced a heart attack or other type of cardiac event. You’re overwhelmed and frightened and wondering what happens next on this journey towards recovery. Knowledge is power – here’s when you need to take charge of that recovery by learning everything you possibly can about your heart health.

Complete this important checklist to make sure you are on the right road. Continue reading “A post-heart attack checklist” →

Heart attack: did you bring this on yourself?

November 14, 2009October 2, 2019 ~ Carolyn Thomas ~ 11 Comments

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by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters

In the early hours, days and weeks following my heart attack, many conversations with family and friends started the same way: “How could this have happened to YOU?” – followed by an expectant pause during which I was supposed to explain myself. If only I’d been a chain-smoker, or had been living with diabetes, or hadn’t been a distance runner for almost 20 years. It would have somehow seemed more comforting to them, because it might mean that my heart disease was self-inflicted, that something like this could never touch them. Continue reading “Heart attack: did you bring this on yourself?” →