Cardiology Nurse, Heart Attack Survivor Has Important Message For Women

Kristin O’Meara’s story, she says, is one of denial. It began with searing chest pain, a serious symptom Kristin understands well from three decades as a cardiology nurse at Mayo Clinic. But when that pain was in her own chest, Kristin had a hard time recognizing it for what it was. “The brain works in funny ways,” she says. “I was in good shape. My numbers were all good. I told myself there is no possible way this could be a heart attack.”