Letter of Inspiration: Sept 19th, 2011
This is a letter I received from a reader whose grandson, Wyatt, was born with a congenital heart defect. For more information about Wyatt, goto: www.facebook.com/Awishforwyatt?sk=info
Archive for year: 2011
Letters of Inspiration: Aug 9th, 2011
It’s letters like these that make it all worth it. Thank you!
Date: Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:16 PM
Subject: Amazing book!
To: info@kathymagliato.com
Dr. Magliato–I must tell you how much I enjoyed your book, “Heart Matters”. I just finished reading it I found it extremely inspirational and informative. You are a remarkable woman! My husband and I have three sons who have completed Medical or Dental School and one who completed both ( to become an Oral Surgeon). One of our daughter-in-laws is an anesthesiologist and one of our sons is a cardiac anesthesiologist. My husband is a dentist and I am a Registered Nurse. So we are deeply entwined with the medical/dental field!
One of our grandsons is a 4 year old fraternal twin (conceived through IVF) born with a biscupid aortic valve. He has displayed no symptoms but the tests show that the valve is leaking a bit and there is some stenosis. In my heart there is a sadness and fear of what this adorable little guy will be facing. My constant prayer is that he will not have to have intervention until he is older, but time will tell. How I wish you were the one in charge of his care. Your compassion for your work and your compassion for your patients is commendable. If I were faced with a cardiac issue, I would be looking for you!!
I wish you the very best as you continue in your work. I hope there is time in your life for you to enjoy your precious family–they are a gift. The world and medical field could certainly use more people like you!
Sincerely, K. P.
Top 5 Symptoms of Heart Disease in Women
ABC NEWS
By BEN FORER
July 6, 2011
Top 5 Symptoms of Heart Disease in Women
1. Fatigue
2. Shortness of Breath
3. Indigestion, Upper Abdominal Pain or Nausea
4. Jaw or Throat Pain
5. Arm Pain (Especially the left arm)
“The most common way women present with heart disease is dead, dead on arrival,” Dr. Kathy Magliato, cardiothoracic surgeon at Saint John’s Health Center in Los Angeles, told ABC News. “Women tend to downplay their symptoms, and they tend to wait longer to come to the hospital, and that’s why they die at home.”
Every year since 1984 more women than men have died of heart disease, said Magliato, and 50 percent of all women never experience chest pains.
While heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women, in recent years, as deaths attributed to the disease have declined, the drop has been much less significant in women.
“We have to think of this disease as a woman’s disease, it’s not a man’s disease,” said Magliato, who is also president of the American Heart Association of Greater Los Angeles. “The symptoms between men and women are so drastically different that what women believe is heart disease is really men’s heart disease.”
A new report from the Society for Women’s Health Research and Women Heart cites a lack of gender-specific research and insufficient recruitment of women and minorities for trials as the main obstacles in detecting and diagnosing cardiovascular disease.
“Improved participation rates of women and minorities in CVD trial research would result in more appropriate prevention and early detection, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment of all women with heart disease,” according to the report.
Another reason heart disease is more difficult to diagnose in women than in men is that abnormal blood vessel function happens on a smaller scale in women.
“Women tend to get disease at the level of … microvessels, which are very small, very tiny vessels that supply the blood to the heart,” said Magliato. “Men tend to get blockages in the larger blood vessels of the heart, the blood vessels that we see when we do our typical studies for diagnosing heart disease.”
Magliato said that the best precautionary step a woman can take against heart disease, in addition to eating well and becoming active, is knowing the symptoms. She said women need to listen to their bodies, and if they have one or more of these top symptoms, they should see a doctor immediately.
Dr. Kathy Magliato with Diane Sawyer on ABC News
Tune in tonight! Dr. Kathy Magliato will be speaking with Diane Sawyer about Heart Disease in women on ABC Nightly News tonight. The topic will be Top 5 Symptoms of Heart Disease in Women.
ABC World News with Diane Sawyer
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Story written by Ben Forer
Dr. Magliato, a national spokesperson for AHA
July 2011: Dr. Kathy Magliato accepted an invitation from AHA President, Dr. Ralph Sacco, to join the national spokesperson’s panel for the American Heart Association. Currently, Kathy serves as President of the AHA Los Angeles, California chapter.
Dr. Kathy Magliato from New York City
My life is lived through many heartbeats…these thoughts and stories are from my heart to yours.
I find myself thinking and breathing and living the lives of my patients as my job here is to mend “broken” hearts.
Tonight, I find myself in New York City … watching another heart surgeon mend my father’s heartbeat of life … I invite you to join me in this journey, from my heart to yours…Dr. Kathy Magliato
AHA Invitation to the National Spokesperson Panel
June 7, 2011
Dear Kathy Magliato, M.D.:
I would like to personally invite you to join a select group of American Heart Association/American Stroke Association volunteers to serve on the National Spokespersons Panel in 2011-2012. This group of nationally renowned scientists, physicians, and experts has been identified by fellow volunteers and staff to represent the association in interviews with national media and, when appropriate, regional/local media outlets.
The national spokesperson’s panel greatly enhances the American Heart Association’s ability to communicate its mission, goals, and viewpoints to the public. As the immediate voice of the American Heart Association, members of the National Spokesperson Panel serve a vital purpose for the organization. Only by communicating frequently and effectively with the public can the American Heart Association achieve the public understanding and support needed to:
- keep Americans informed of the latest developments in preventing and treating heart disease and stroke;
- persuade the public (– including high-risk audiences) to adopt the health-enhancing behaviors that will reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke;
- achieve our advocacy goals and other organizational priorities; and
- Raise more money to sponsor research.
News media coverage is one of many ways that the American Heart Association reaches the public to achieve these goals. News organizations from The New York Times to Associated Press to ABC-TV routinely call upon the American Heart Association’s Communications’ staff to provide spokespersons about a wide range of subjects. To be effective, Communications’ staff must be able to recruit a spokesperson quickly and be able to promote spokespersons when appropriate to reporters covering important cardiovascular and stroke science/medicine issues.
Please note the following expectations of panel members:
- Affiliation. When contacted to speak on behalf of the AHA/ASA, each panel member will be responsible for emphasizing to the reporter or producer that he or she is also to be identified as an AHA or ASA spokesperson. Often, reporters interview representatives of the association but do not identify their American Heart Association connection. Of course, the panel member’s institutional affiliation should be mentioned – in addition to the association affiliation.
- Availability. Panel members should be accessible for media requests, however we understand that schedules may preclude them from participating each time they are asked. They also will need to provide Communications’ staff with contact information and expertise topics.
- Keeping Up-to-Date. Panel members will receive by e-mail the weekly news releases that the Communications’ staff distributes to reporters, editors, and producers about Circulation, Stroke and other association journals as well as media advisories and news releases about American Heart Association scientific statements and conferences.
- Feedback. Panel member views about this program will help improve it. If problems occur, please contact me and the Communications’ staff.
- Time commitment: At least one year of service on the panel is requested.
Panel members should expect the following from Communications staff:
- Scheduling of media interviews – Communications’ staff will obtain your approval before providing your name to a reporter, editor, or producer, or committing you to an interview.
- “Message points” – Staff also will help you determine the key points that you will want to make in your interview and will brief you about the reporter, the news media outlet, and purpose of the interview.
- Topics – Staff will note your preferences/expertise and provide AHA/ASA stats, recommendations/guidelines and programmatic information as needed.
- Your time – Staff will spread the media opportunities among as many spokespersons as possible and respect your professional obligations, vacation schedule and other times when you cannot be available. You may receive anywhere from zero-several calls a month depending on the topical news of the day and/or news from an AHA/ASA Journal if/when it is related to your area of expertise.
By participating in the panel, you will help shape media coverage and influence the public’s awareness of cardiovascular disease and stroke and the American Heart Association’s role in reducing the impact of these diseases on society and its individuals. As someone who has worked in this capacity before, it is quite gratifying. You will find the media to be very respectful of the opinions of the American Heart Association and you will find the assistance of the Communications staff both by way of updates and direct facilitation to be very helpful.
For questions and to respond to this invitation, please contact Julie Del Barto, a member of the Communications’ staff, at 214-706-1330 or e-mail her at Julie.delbarto@heart.org to inform her about your availability to join our group. We would like to have your response by June 17, 2011.
We thank you for your consideration of this invitation and look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Ralph Sacco, M.D., M.S.
President, American Heart Association, 2010-2011
UCLA Anderson 100 Inspirational Alumni
Dr. Kathy Magliato received the honor of being named one of UCLA Anderson School of Management’s 100 Inspirational Alumni. Kathy received her MBA in 2006: www.anderson.ucla.edu/x32548.xml
UCLA Anderson 100 Inspirational Alumni
The list of the 100 Inspirational Alumni at UCLA Anderson: www.anderson.ucla.edu/x35758.xml
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