2 heart transplants: 1 Golfer, Erik Compton
April 6, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Professional golf takes stamina and training to get to the top of the sport. While it might not be as rough and tumble as other sports, to be able to walk a good pace for several days running, to hit those balls far and with great accuracy, and to keep the mental fitness to stay on track – these are all part of being an athlete.
So, what does a pro golfer do if he finds that he’s not quite so strong anymore, he can’t walk as far and he can’t hit the ball as hard – and he’s only 28 …read more
Do You Want To Know What Bothers A Cardiac Nurse?
June 25, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
This is a little venting on my part today. Call it my therapy for the week. Do you want to know what bothers cardiac nurses more than anything? Patients that come in with heart attacks, chest pain, in cardiac arrest, or CHF and their toxicology screen is a big fat positive! Uh huh. And you know, it is always a mix and match of illegal drugs. It’s never just one. No, they have to mix cocaine with pot with heroin.
Now these are the same patients that can’t understand why they had a heart …read more
A Hearty Mother’s Day Celebration
May 14, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
“I never thought I would get to see this mother’s day,” Stacey says.
What we don’t go through for our children! On this day, a Pennsylvania mommy celebrates what she thought might not ever come, her first mother’s day. Stacey Doyle delivered her first born son, Owen, last May. The days that followed were a mixed bag of emotions.
What should have been the happiest time in her life became a scary journey. Stacey developed cardiomyopathy after the delivery and went into cardiac arrest. She received 2 VAD, ventricular assist devices, and was put on the …read more
Heart-to-Heart #13: sex and the beach
June 26, 2006 by Lei
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
With her sharp wit and sense of humor, Manola Blablablanik at sex and the beach is definitely not in danger of “broken heart” syndrome.
The condition mimics a heart attack; symptoms include chest pain and breathlessness. In the case of jilting, additional symptoms include the desire to throw all his clothes out the balcony in the manner of Italian movies, which is easy in Italy, as clothes are hung out to dry on the balcony anyway.
Me thinks Manola has had some interesting experiences with love.




