Carolyn Thomas 🇨🇦
@heart-sisters.bsky.social
Author of "A Woman's Guide to Living With Heart Disease" published by @HopkinsPress.bsky.social
Speaker. Jargon translator. Narrator. Mayo Clinic-trained patient activist. www.myheartsisters.org Zack & Rosie's Baba. #ElbowsUp
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Speaker. Jargon translator. Narrator. Mayo Clinic-trained patient activist. www.myheartsisters.org Zack & Rosie's Baba. #ElbowsUp
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I wonder if the surgeon I met recently (note: NOT a cardiologist) would believe that non-obstructive coronary artery disease actually exists (esp. in women) if he read this from #StanfordMed stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-cond...
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I wonder if the surgeon I met recently (note: NOT a cardiologist) would believe that non-obstructive coronary artery disease actually exists (esp. in women) if he read this from #StanfordMed stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-cond...
Stop recruiting male participants once you reach your research goal for gender equity.
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Stop recruiting male participants once you reach your research goal for gender equity.
Heart Failure: it's time to finally change the F-word
(my editorial in #BMJOpenHeart )
openheart.bmj.com/content/open...
(my editorial in #BMJOpenHeart )
openheart.bmj.com/content/open...
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Heart Failure: it's time to finally change the F-word
(my editorial in #BMJOpenHeart )
openheart.bmj.com/content/open...
(my editorial in #BMJOpenHeart )
openheart.bmj.com/content/open...
Why you should not yell at cancer patients
myheartsisters.org/2025/10/19/w... #DrVictorMontori #WhyWeRevolt
myheartsisters.org/2025/10/19/w... #DrVictorMontori #WhyWeRevolt
October 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Why you should not yell at cancer patients
myheartsisters.org/2025/10/19/w... #DrVictorMontori #WhyWeRevolt
myheartsisters.org/2025/10/19/w... #DrVictorMontori #WhyWeRevolt
Newborn dies of measles in Alberta 🇨🇦 after her pregnant mother was exposed to the highly contagious virus.
Congenital measles can result in severe complications, including encephalitis and death
Congenital measles can result in severe complications, including encephalitis and death
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Newborn dies of measles in Alberta 🇨🇦 after her pregnant mother was exposed to the highly contagious virus.
Congenital measles can result in severe complications, including encephalitis and death
Congenital measles can result in severe complications, including encephalitis and death
What a gorgeous colour your quince jelly has turned out! Well done!
September 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What a gorgeous colour your quince jelly has turned out! Well done!
"A passionate advocate, caring physician and dedicated educator" -
Renowned ICU physician/keen cyclist Dr. Darren Markland dies in mountain biking accident in Alberta's foothills.
RIP Dr. Darren 🇨🇦 😞
Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1145102...
Renowned ICU physician/keen cyclist Dr. Darren Markland dies in mountain biking accident in Alberta's foothills.
RIP Dr. Darren 🇨🇦 😞
Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1145102...
September 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"A passionate advocate, caring physician and dedicated educator" -
Renowned ICU physician/keen cyclist Dr. Darren Markland dies in mountain biking accident in Alberta's foothills.
RIP Dr. Darren 🇨🇦 😞
Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1145102...
Renowned ICU physician/keen cyclist Dr. Darren Markland dies in mountain biking accident in Alberta's foothills.
RIP Dr. Darren 🇨🇦 😞
Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1145102...
Botswana declares a public holiday to celebrate the country's victory in the men's 4x400 metre relay race at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, the first African nation to win this event, beating the U.S.A. - winners of the last 10 world titles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJSv...
September 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Botswana declares a public holiday to celebrate the country's victory in the men's 4x400 metre relay race at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, the first African nation to win this event, beating the U.S.A. - winners of the last 10 world titles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJSv...
Old Wives' Tales: Fact or Fiction
Dr. Scott Lear fact-checks four classic Old Wives Tales.
Do you have a favourite Old Wives’ (or Young Wives’) Tale that you grew up with?
myheartsisters.org/2025/09/07/o...
Dr. Scott Lear fact-checks four classic Old Wives Tales.
Do you have a favourite Old Wives’ (or Young Wives’) Tale that you grew up with?
myheartsisters.org/2025/09/07/o...
September 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Old Wives' Tales: Fact or Fiction
Dr. Scott Lear fact-checks four classic Old Wives Tales.
Do you have a favourite Old Wives’ (or Young Wives’) Tale that you grew up with?
myheartsisters.org/2025/09/07/o...
Dr. Scott Lear fact-checks four classic Old Wives Tales.
Do you have a favourite Old Wives’ (or Young Wives’) Tale that you grew up with?
myheartsisters.org/2025/09/07/o...
So far this year, there were at least 91 incidents of gunfire on US school grounds, resulting in 31 deaths and 86 injuries nationally. Half were on college campuses, half in K-12 schools. Clearly, that "thoughts and prayers" response is just not working.
September 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
So far this year, there were at least 91 incidents of gunfire on US school grounds, resulting in 31 deaths and 86 injuries nationally. Half were on college campuses, half in K-12 schools. Clearly, that "thoughts and prayers" response is just not working.
Clinical "noise" in medicine (or in math!)
It took until 2016 for Oxford University to hire Dr. Louise Richardson as their first female president in its entire 767-year history. #IMPLICITBIAS
myheartsisters.org/2025/08/10/c...
It took until 2016 for Oxford University to hire Dr. Louise Richardson as their first female president in its entire 767-year history. #IMPLICITBIAS
myheartsisters.org/2025/08/10/c...
August 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Clinical "noise" in medicine (or in math!)
It took until 2016 for Oxford University to hire Dr. Louise Richardson as their first female president in its entire 767-year history. #IMPLICITBIAS
myheartsisters.org/2025/08/10/c...
It took until 2016 for Oxford University to hire Dr. Louise Richardson as their first female president in its entire 767-year history. #IMPLICITBIAS
myheartsisters.org/2025/08/10/c...
Sour news for pickle lovers due to Trump's tariffs:
Bick's pickles no longer stocked at some Canadian retailers
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bick's pickles no longer stocked at some Canadian retailers
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
August 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Sour news for pickle lovers due to Trump's tariffs:
Bick's pickles no longer stocked at some Canadian retailers
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bick's pickles no longer stocked at some Canadian retailers
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Is it finally time to change the dreadful name 'heart FAILURE'? My editorial in the #BMJ
openheart.bmj.com/content/open...
openheart.bmj.com/content/open...
August 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Is it finally time to change the dreadful name 'heart FAILURE'? My editorial in the #BMJ
openheart.bmj.com/content/open...
openheart.bmj.com/content/open...
An upcoming photographic exhibit at Gallery 881 in Vancouver highlights the under-represented faces and the strength of women working in the trades.
#YVR
globalnews.ca/video/113105...
#YVR
globalnews.ca/video/113105...
July 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
An upcoming photographic exhibit at Gallery 881 in Vancouver highlights the under-represented faces and the strength of women working in the trades.
#YVR
globalnews.ca/video/113105...
#YVR
globalnews.ca/video/113105...
Can your garden ward off heart attacks?
Gardening encompasses balance, muscle-strengthening, and aerobic exercise obtained through a range of activities & intensities associated with better cardiovascular health among older adults: Penn State study.
myheartsisters.org/2024/06/16/g...
Gardening encompasses balance, muscle-strengthening, and aerobic exercise obtained through a range of activities & intensities associated with better cardiovascular health among older adults: Penn State study.
myheartsisters.org/2024/06/16/g...
July 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Can your garden ward off heart attacks?
Gardening encompasses balance, muscle-strengthening, and aerobic exercise obtained through a range of activities & intensities associated with better cardiovascular health among older adults: Penn State study.
myheartsisters.org/2024/06/16/g...
Gardening encompasses balance, muscle-strengthening, and aerobic exercise obtained through a range of activities & intensities associated with better cardiovascular health among older adults: Penn State study.
myheartsisters.org/2024/06/16/g...
FYI: Decline in travel to USA from Canadian provinces in May led by Quebec (-52.5%), followed by British Columbia (-52.3%), and Ontario (-33.7%) - red line indicates new USA administration.
~ Statistics Canada
~ Statistics Canada
July 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
FYI: Decline in travel to USA from Canadian provinces in May led by Quebec (-52.5%), followed by British Columbia (-52.3%), and Ontario (-33.7%) - red line indicates new USA administration.
~ Statistics Canada
~ Statistics Canada
It's not what you know, or who you know, but who knows you
The more we remain socially isolated, the more unmotivated we’ll be to spend time with others. And if we don’t make an effort now to reach out and connect with others, we are planning to be isolated.
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/29/i...
The more we remain socially isolated, the more unmotivated we’ll be to spend time with others. And if we don’t make an effort now to reach out and connect with others, we are planning to be isolated.
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/29/i...
July 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It's not what you know, or who you know, but who knows you
The more we remain socially isolated, the more unmotivated we’ll be to spend time with others. And if we don’t make an effort now to reach out and connect with others, we are planning to be isolated.
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/29/i...
The more we remain socially isolated, the more unmotivated we’ll be to spend time with others. And if we don’t make an effort now to reach out and connect with others, we are planning to be isolated.
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/29/i...
Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Bonne fête du Canada! 🇨🇦 July 1st! 🇨🇦
July 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Bonne fête du Canada! 🇨🇦 July 1st! 🇨🇦
This Heart Sisters blog post is about hair loss due to cardiac meds. The picture of the people is not. But thanks to my daughter (Larissa and her electric trimmer) and my granddaughter (Everly Rose, sweeper-upper of the floor hair) we did make short work of the rest of the hair on my chemo head!
June 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This Heart Sisters blog post is about hair loss due to cardiac meds. The picture of the people is not. But thanks to my daughter (Larissa and her electric trimmer) and my granddaughter (Everly Rose, sweeper-upper of the floor hair) we did make short work of the rest of the hair on my chemo head!
June 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Love that Maurice Sendak's "Chicken Soup With Rice" makes this list of 12 Most Unforgettable Descriptions of food in literature!
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June 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Love that Maurice Sendak's "Chicken Soup With Rice" makes this list of 12 Most Unforgettable Descriptions of food in literature!
getpocket.com/explore/item...
getpocket.com/explore/item...
Is this how you respond to offers from friends or family to help out when you really do need help - but insist that you DON'T !?
Why patients resist asking others for help...
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/22/w...
Why patients resist asking others for help...
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/22/w...
June 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Is this how you respond to offers from friends or family to help out when you really do need help - but insist that you DON'T !?
Why patients resist asking others for help...
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/22/w...
Why patients resist asking others for help...
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/22/w...
Stretch pain in heart patients:
-40% of patients developed chest pain after having a coronary stent implanted
-12% developed chest pain after balloon angioplasty (no stent)
-9% developed chest pain after diagnostic angiography (no stent)
myheartsisters.org/2020/01/19/c...
-40% of patients developed chest pain after having a coronary stent implanted
-12% developed chest pain after balloon angioplasty (no stent)
-9% developed chest pain after diagnostic angiography (no stent)
myheartsisters.org/2020/01/19/c...
June 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Stretch pain in heart patients:
-40% of patients developed chest pain after having a coronary stent implanted
-12% developed chest pain after balloon angioplasty (no stent)
-9% developed chest pain after diagnostic angiography (no stent)
myheartsisters.org/2020/01/19/c...
-40% of patients developed chest pain after having a coronary stent implanted
-12% developed chest pain after balloon angioplasty (no stent)
-9% developed chest pain after diagnostic angiography (no stent)
myheartsisters.org/2020/01/19/c...
Neither my sister nor I are used to the extreme emotional burden of a cancer diagnosis on both patient and caregiver yet...
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/15/7...
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/15/7...
June 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Neither my sister nor I are used to the extreme emotional burden of a cancer diagnosis on both patient and caregiver yet...
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/15/7...
myheartsisters.org/2025/06/15/7...