More on CARDIAC CRIPPLE
I received this response from Pat regarding my article on 'Cardiac Cripple' posted on 2nd May 2006. I thought I will post the comment here so that everyone will know what it is and from where the term originated. We learn new things everyday, even though the new stuff we learn may be ancient. :-)
Jimbo:
FYI: the term "cardiac cripple" wasn't just coined by some smart alec. It has its roots in a 1927 paper by a Canadian cardiologist, and describes a real and sad phenomenon. (If you search for the quote "cardiac cripple" on Google or PubMed, you'll get a link to the full text of the article.) These are people who are physically okay after a diagnosis of heart disease but who worry so much about every little palpitation or increased heart rate that they become home bound, or even bed bound.
Cheers,
Pat Skerrett
Editor,
Harvard Heart Letter
I received this response from Pat regarding my article on 'Cardiac Cripple' posted on 2nd May 2006. I thought I will post the comment here so that everyone will know what it is and from where the term originated. We learn new things everyday, even though the new stuff we learn may be ancient. :-)
Jimbo:
FYI: the term "cardiac cripple" wasn't just coined by some smart alec. It has its roots in a 1927 paper by a Canadian cardiologist, and describes a real and sad phenomenon. (If you search for the quote "cardiac cripple" on Google or PubMed, you'll get a link to the full text of the article.) These are people who are physically okay after a diagnosis of heart disease but who worry so much about every little palpitation or increased heart rate that they become home bound, or even bed bound.
Cheers,
Pat Skerrett
Editor,
Harvard Heart Letter
posted by Jimbo @ 5/18/2006 08:15:00 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home