Real housewife in New Jersey Star Dolores Catania After a recent cardiac surgery, positive health news was shared.
this traitor Alum, 54, first revealed in May that she was diagnosed with heart disease with atrial fibrillation (also known as AFIB) and required a heart ablation procedure. According to the Mayonnaise Clinic, AFIB is caused by an “irregular and often very fast heart rhythm” and can be treated with an ablation procedure that blocks mixed signals caused by the disease.
On Friday (June 20), Dolores posted a video blog via Instagram where she took her audience for her recent surgery and recovery. She also recruited cardiologists Dr. Robert Ultramanencourage her followers to take heart health seriously.
Dolores explained that her symptoms began “about six months ago” and quickly became more frequent despite her initial attempt to ignore them.
“I was driving when I suddenly felt a severe pain in my chest,” she recalls. “As women, we tend to ignore the pain and pain and brush them off as part of our daily life – but it feels different.”
this Rhonj The star continued: “After that, I started to fall my chest frequently and sometimes wake me up at night. Eventually, I was scared to call my cardiologist. He gave me a heart monitor and within a few hours he called me to tell me I had AFIB (cardiac fibrosis). He introduced me to an electrical expert who confirmed the person who diagnosed it.”
Dolores is actually familiar with the ablation procedure because of her boyfriend Paul “Poly” Cornellwhen he was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, there was one. (Mayo Clinic defines WPW syndrome as a “congenital heart defect” that “causes fast heartbeat” and can cause “severe heart problems.”)
“I want to share this because I want you to listen to your body,” Dolores encouraged her followers. “That day racing or tremoring does a simple task during the day – it’s something your body is trying to tell you. Don’t ignore this. AFIB increases your risk of stroke or heart disease.”
Dolores Catania in March 2025.
John Lamparski/Getty ImagesShe concluded: “I’m not 6 weeks back to myself! I’ll take all the medications soon and I’ve never had any plot since the surgery. Please don’t wait. Your heart health is not something to do gently. I’m really the best hand if you need advice from a doctor.
Earlier this month, Dolores Jeff Lewis Live. this Real housewife in New Jersey The actor explained that even with the weight loss pill, Mounjaro, she has been struggling.
She explained: “I’m very difficult now. My Mounjaro stopped working and gained 20 pounds.
Dolores confirmed that she had to stop taking Mounjaro while preparing for a heart surgery, so hoped that she would have a greater success as the ablation was behind her.
at the same time, US Weekly Exclusive report says Dolores may appear in Bravo’s upcoming The real housewife in Rhode Island When the network is reprocessed Rhonj. Bravo announces the latest Real housewife Franchise earlier this year Andy Cohen Even suggests that franchise can regain the early spirit Rhonj.
“Dolores may appear The real housewife in Rhode Islandbut not necessarily with friends or full-time abilities. “Insider to us. “She has real roots there, and the idea is that she will set the tone, but not a formal actor.”
Cohen appears on Dolores Rhori when us Chat with him Hoda KotbMay’s “Happy 101 Red Carpet”.
“You know, we haven’t even started shooting yet,” Cohen, 56, told 56. us.
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