Some months later, two cardiac nurses agreed that my previous health and history made me an unlikely candidate.

He was rushed to the intensive care unit, where doctors and cardiac nurses worked to resuscitate him.

In addition, cardiac nurses must possess specialized skills including electrocardiogram monitoring, defibrillation, and medication administration by continuous intravenous drip.

Cardiac nurses help treat conditions such as unstable angina, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction and cardiac dysrhythmia under the direction of a cardiologist.