12 articles in this category
Two years ago, I sat across from a man who couldn't climb a flight of stairs without checking his pulse. He was 34, a software engineer, and his docto...
Look, textbooks have their place. But have you ever watched a cardiac team move—really move—down a hospital corridor? It's not like the diagrams. The ...
So you show up every Saturday for the 7 AM crew run. You help pack water cups, cheer the back-of-packers, maybe log splits for a friend's charity mara...
You lace up your shoes for a charity 5K. The cause is good—maybe pediatric cancer, clean water, or animal rescue. But honestly? You also want to meet ...
Your 14-year-old joins the cardio club for fun runs. Then the coach starts talking about blood pressure screenings, community partnerships, and someth...
It started with a simple question: "What do you do for a living?" That question, asked during a slow jog on a treadmill at the gym, would ev...
You spent years in med school, residency, and fellowship. You know the Krebs cycle cold. You can recite the ST-segment elevation criteria for inferior...
You lace up your sneakers. Maybe it's 5 AM, maybe it's after a long day. The pavement or the pool doesn't care about your job title. But here is the t...
You go to cardiac rehab to get your heart back. Maybe you had a bypass, a stent, or a valve repair. You show up three times a week, clip on a monitor,...
The initial phase my resting heart rate dropped by eight beats per minute after quitting a job, I nearly cried. Not because I was sad—because my body ...
John M. was 52, a long-haul truck driver with a gut feeling that something was wrong. His chest heavy, his left arm numb, he pulled over at a rest sto...
You can explain the Frank-Starling mechanism over breakfast. You know the difference between preload and afterload like you know your own phone number...