The 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star reveals that her Eco Electrical Services CEO boyfriend Paul Connell has been diagnosed with rare congenital defect Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
- Jul 12, 2022
AceShowbiz - Dolores Catania has earned rave reviews from Paul "Paulie" Connell. As she helped her 48-year-old boyfriend in his recovery from a life-saving heart procedure following his Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome diagnosis, the star of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" collected the "best nurse" title from him.
Paul made the praising comment when speaking to Page Six through footage after his Thursday surgery. As he lied on a hospital bed with a number of medical instruments attached, he admitted that Dolores has been by his side. "I'm definitely feeling a lot better this week than I was last week," he added.
The Eco Electrical Services CEO additionally expressed his gratitude for the encouragement Dolores gave him. "Dolores pushed me to get this checked out. She took control and I was basically a passenger. Because of her, I'm really optimistic about the future," he stated. "The last eight years of my life have been poorer quality than what they should have been because I stopped doing stuff in fear that it would impact my heart. There was a lot of anxiety."
Dolores herself spilled that Paul suffered an irregular heartbeat assumed to be atrial fibrillation over the past eight years. "Recently, it was confirmed with a diagnosis of SVT or supra ventricular tachycardia," the 51-year-old TV personality explained. "He's had many trips to the emergency room and consulted with several different cardiologists."
Paul's problem turned out to be a rare congenital defect called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Of the finding, Dolores detailed, "[Paul] finally found the right specialist, a cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. Robert Altman, who identified that he had a syndrome called WPW. Now, what's this you might ask? It's Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome."
Elaborating more on Paul's diagnosis, Dolores pointed out, "It is a very dangerous syndrome that causes an extra electrical pathway in the heart. It causes a rapid heartbeat, and can be life-threatening if left undiagnosed and untreated."
Having gone through what she went through with Paul, Dolores encouraged others to be more aware of what their body are telling them. The mother of two reminded, "If you experience palpitations or you feel like there's something 'off' with your heart, please listen to your body and have yourself evaluated!"
