LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
As the manager of a cardiac catheterization lab and diagnostic cardiology department, Jill Steiger thought she knew how to avoid becoming a heart disease patient. However, with a family history of heart problems, she also knew not to ignore indicators, which recently crept up on her while on vacation.
She breathed heavily on hikes but reasoned, Maybe I’m just out of shape. Then a simple stroll from the parking lot to her lab at Mercy Hospital Jefferson resulted in shortness of breath, and she could no longer deny that her heart was struggling…