Patient Stories
Dedicated Renker Wellness Center team responds to cardiac emergencyFor Jim Egan, August 20, 2024, began like any other. The Rancho Mirage resident, 85, made his usual trip to the Renker Wellness... more
Discovery leads to a life- and limb-changing treatmentJanMichael Schulist, 74, was expecting to discuss her heart health during a regular checkup with Chanaka Wickramasinghe, MD, a Board Certified... more
Hear Hollywood character actor James Tuohy discuss how AFib nearly took him down, and how Eisenhower's team of cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons and an innovative treatment called the... more
By all accounts, William “Bill” McCormick, 77, had left his adventuresome life as a thoroughbred horse racing trainer behind. For 33 years, McCormick worked as a quality assurance... more
David and Linda Marrs’ recent experience has the earmarks of a fictional medical drama, yet it was heart-poundingly real. It began in January 2020 when David, then 70, was diagnosed with... more
CATHY YOUNG IS PROBABLY NOT THE TYPICAL person you’d expect to see in a cardiac rehabilitation program. Yet, the trim and fit 65-year-old had a heart attack last September. “It was... more
ONE AFTERNOON IN FEBRUARY 2015, Patricia Carlyle Pyle was sitting on her couch, talking with some friends, when she noticed a slight burning sensation in her chest. “The pain increased after... more
IN MEDICAL SCHOOL, many doctors-to-be are taught, “When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” The lesson is to focus on the most likely possibilities when making a diagnosis, not... more
AT THE AGE OF 76, Linda Brown is as enthusiastic about working with children as she was when she taught middle school for 37 years for the Desert Sands School District, mostly in La Quinta... more
