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When a heart emergency happens in public, our natural instinct is to assume whoever is nearby will rush in to help. Yet medical data tells a troubling, quiet truth: women who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest in public are significantly less likely to receive bystander CPR than men. According to research supported by the American Heart Association, a man collapsing in public receives CPR from a bystander roughly 45% of the time, compared to only 39% for a woman. That gap may sou

By Dr. Mike Coleman September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, a timely reminder to pay attention to one of the most common and often misunderstood heart conditions. Atrial fibrillation, commonly called AFib, is an irregular and often rapid heartbeat. In a healthy heart, electrical signals fire in a steady, coordinated rhythm, allowing the heart’s chambers to squeeze and relax smoothly. During AFib, the upper chambers of the heart, known as the atria, receive

As a female spouse caring for a cardiac patient, it can be challenging to balance your responsibilities with self-care and other areas of...

The following is a discussion on the life challenges that confront heart patients and their spouses. The scenario is meant to elicit...

Keep in mind that kids take their emotional cues from adults “Children understand better if we are direct and speak truths to them at...