Loryn Kromrey, MD

Loryn Kromrey is an anesthesiologist.

October 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026

It's been a great summer, but we're also looking forward to getting back into the school routine. This was my first summer off since my second year of medical school. For almost twenty years, my summers were spent in medical…

It’s been a great summer, but we’re also looking forward to getting back into the school routine. This was my first summer off since my second year of medical school.

For almost twenty years, my summers were spent in medical school, residency, fellowship, studying for and taking my boards, interviewing for jobs, or working. Medicine and motherhood were intertwined from the very beginning. My water broke while I was in the …

Conditions

Losing your athletic identity after a heart diagnosis

Loryn Kromrey, MD

October 4, 2026Oct 4, 2026

A routine EKG at my annual physical was supposed to be uneventful. Instead, it ended my marathon career. This past winter, I was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited heart disease associated with ventricular arrhythmias, sudden…

A routine EKG at my annual physical was supposed to be uneventful. Instead, it ended my marathon career.

This past winter, I was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited heart disease associated with ventricular arrhythmias, sudden cardiac arrest, and an increased risk of life-threatening events during intense endurance exercise. I had no symptoms. No warning signs. I felt like the healthiest version of myself. Yet suddenly I …