Ep. 52 Women, Inherited Heart Conditions, and the Care They Deserve with Dr. Danna Spears

Somewhere right now, a young woman is being told her heart palpitations are just anxiety. She is being sent home without an ECG. She is being told she is too young and too low risk for anything to be wrong.She might believe them. She also might go years without knowing she has an inherited heart condition.Dr. Danna Spears, an electrophysiologist at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, sees these women every day. In this episode, she talks about the fear of never growing old, the worry about having children, the struggle of living with a visible defibrillator and the confusion around menopause and hormone therapy.But mostly she talks about hope. Because the answers are better than most women have been told. And because no one has to do this alone.This episode is for every woman who has ever been told to stop worrying. Your heart matters. And so do you.Watch the full episode and follow us on our socials.Facebook - https://tinyurl.com/CanadianSADSFacebook YouTube - https://tinyurl.com/CanadianSADSYouTube Instagram - https://tinyurl.com/CanadianSADSInstagram Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/CanadianSADSSpotify Apple - https://tinyurl.com/CanadianSADSApple Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/CanadianSADSAmazon#LetsTalkSADSLive #SADS #WomensHeartHealth #InheritedHeartConditions #Cardiomyopathy #Channelopathy #ARVC #LongQT #ICD #Defibrillator #HeartDiseaseInWomen #NotJustAnxiety #WomensHealth #PatientVoice #HeartCommunity #YouAreNotAlone #PregnancyAndHeartDisease #MenopauseAndHeartHealth