CARDIAC ARREST OR HEART ATTACK?

March 7, 2017

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FROM THE HEART

March 1, 2016
IF YOU ARE NOT TAKING RISKS; YOU ARE NOT GROWING
"Natasha E. Russell"

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Fascinating facts about the heart

February 23, 2016


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WHAT IS ANGINA?

February 20, 2014

WHAT IS ANGINA?


Angina is different from a heart attack even though sometimes people tend to confuse them.  It is usually seen more commonly in men than in women and in older people.  Again in Jamaica our cardiologists are seeing a new trend developing more persons are coming in with angina and the patients are getting younger.

 

Angina is also caused by the narrowing of blood vessels in the heart, that is, the coronary arteries being blocked.  It can also be caused by heart valves and heart mus...


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HEART ATTACK

February 20, 2014
WHAT IS A HEART ATTACK?
 

Over the past decade cardiologists in Jamaica have noticed an increase in the number of patients presenting in the emergency room with a heart attack.  The patients are also younger.

A heart attack occurs when the coronary arteries that feed the heart becomes clogged or blocked by fatty build up and blood clots cutting off oxygen supply to the heart, thus killing heart muscles.  This is known as coronary artery disease.

Symptoms

The person experiencing a heart attack may ...


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Heart healthy Christmas tips

December 19, 2013

10 heart healthy Christmas tips

It can be tricky to protect your health over Christmas so here are some easy to follow Christmas tips to give you some food for thought over the holiday season.

1. Be a quitter

Give up smoking and help your heart. Before Christmas, and New Year are good times to do this and with all the expense of Christmas, it's easier on your pocket too. Get tips, advice and support on how to quit smoking.

2. Get your dancing shoes on GO TO THE PARTIES!

 Keep active during the fes...


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NOVEMBER IS DIABETES MONTH THE COLOUR IS BLUE! DO YOU HAVE DHD?

November 9, 2013
Examining DHD:

    The term DHD "diabetic heart disease" refers to heart disease that develops in people who have diabetesexternal link icon. Compared with people who don't have diabetes, people who have diabetes:

    • Are at higher risk for heart disease
    • Have additional causes of heart disease
    • May develop heart disease at a younger age
    • May have more severe heart disease

    What Is Diabetes?

    Diabetes is a disease in which the body's blood glucose (sugar) level is too high. Normally, the body breaks down food into glucose and car...


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    OptionELITE Retrievable Vena Cava Filter

    October 26, 2013

    Continuing our commitment to provide best-in-class medical devices for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE), Argon Medical Devices, Inc. takes another step forward with the launch of the Option™ELITE Retrievable Vena Cava Filter.  The OptionELITE IVC Filter, designed by Rex Medical, LP, provides the clinician with the same safe and trusted design now enhanced for ease of delivery and retrievability.

    “Safety and retrievability are without question two of the most vital, and r...


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    LEADLESS PACEMAKER NO LEAD NO POCKET NO COMPROMISE

    October 26, 2013

    St. Jude Medical recently announced the acquisition of Nanostim, Inc., the company that developed the world's first commercially available leadless pacemaker. The device recently received CE Mark approval and is now available in select European markets. This acquisition is the culmination of our long-standing partnership with Nanostim, as a strategic investor and collaborator in its product development and commercialization efforts.


    The Nanostim™ leadless pacemaker is changing the future of ...


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    MitraClip (Abbott) has received Food and Drug Administration approval for patients with significant symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation who are at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery.

    October 26, 2013
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    PRESS RELEASE
    Abbott's First-In-Class MitraClip® Device Now Available for U.S. Patients

    Treatment with Minimally Invasive Device Can Improve Quality of Life for Patients with Debilitating Mitral Valve Disease Who Are at Prohibitive Surgical Risk

    October 25, 2013

    Abbott Park, Ill (NYSE: ABT) — Abbott today announced that its first-in-class, catheter-based MitraClip® therapy has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and will launch immediately in the...


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    Managing Director, CARDIOVMEDS


    I have been working in the field of Cardiology and open heart surgery since 1991. I worked first as a perfusionist, then as a cardiovascular technologist. My duties have included working in the cardiac cathetherisation lab, analysising the 24-48 hour ambulatory ECG ( holter), assisting with various diagnostic tests. I have also worked as administrator of the paediatric cardiac surgery program. Key achievements have been presentation at the Caribbean Cardiac Conference on topics such as: Diagnosing Right Ventricular Infarction : The role of the technician Familial Atrial Fibrillation (FAF) Revealed