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The Case of the Broken Heart

July 9, 2012 | Add a Comment

The Case of the Broken Heart

A middle-aged woman woke up in the middle of the night with pain in her chest and shortness of breath. She was afraid that she was having a heart attack. So she called 911 and was taken to the nearest hospital where the cardiologist promptly performed a procedure called cardiac catheterization “to examine blood flow to the heart and to test how well the heart is pumping” (American Heart Association, 2009). In the recovery room, the … Read entire article »

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