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The information presented on HRSRH Cardiac Care Website is intended to help you better understand your heart and how it affects your health.

This information does not provide specific medical advice. A qualified physician is the only one who can give you a diagnosis related to your symptoms and medical advice specific to them. The website was designed to help educate.

Welcome to Cardiac Care

This site has been organized to inform you, the patient, as well as your family and friends about your heart and how what you choose to do today will affect you throughout the rest of your life.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. What is a stroke and what are the warning signs of stroke?

Q2. What is an aneurysm and how is it treated?

Q3. What is carotid artery disease ?

Q4. What is a thallium stress test?

Q5. What does the term "enlarged heart" mean?

Q6. What is mitral valve prolapse?

Q7. What is a pacemaker and how does it work?

Q8. What is atrial fibrillation?

Q9. Besides coronary bypass surgery, what other treatment options are available to a patient with narrowed or blocked arteries?

Q10. What is coronary bypass surgery (CABG)?

Q11. What is cholesterol and why is it so important?

Q12. What is high blood pressure and how is it treated?

Q13. What are the major risk factors of heart disease?

Q14. My wife has heart failure, and her doctor told her to be careful not to drink too much water or any liquids. I thought water was good for you. Why can’t she drink as much as she wants to?

Q15. Is it okay to exercise on my treadmill or take walks if I have heart failure?

Q16. I’ve been taking medication for my heart failure for a few months. Now I feel fine. When can I stop taking the medicine or should I?

Q17. I’m taking a diuretic also known as a water pill, for my heart failure, and my doctor has prescribed a potassium supplement. Is there any way I can get more potassium from my diet so I don’t have to take a pill? What if I eat lots of bananas?

Q18. I find that I often get short of breath, and not just when I’m exercising but also when I’m simply sitting down and relaxing or watching T.V., and it’s even worse if I try to lie down. I thought I might have a lung problems or breathing problems, but my doctor wants me to have tests for my heart. Why is he thinking it's my heart and not my lungs?

Q19. My husband was just diagnosed with heart failure. How can he continue his normal activities if his heart has failed?

Questions Not Answered?

If you are not able to find an answer to your question in our presentation "Your Heart and You" or our "Frequently Asked Questions" or you still need some clarification, please feel free to email us. Our Critical Care Quality Nurse will be able to go through your question and hopefully help clarify things. You still may need to see your doctor as he is still your primary care giver.

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Special Thanks To:

A special Thank You goes to the following people for their on-going guidance and superior knowledge in the Cardiac Care area.

Claire F.Gignac - Quality Assurance Nurse, Certified Clinical Educator, CardioVascular Thoracic ICU at the Memorial Site.
Tiina Bloomfield - Clinical Manager of CardioVascular Thoracic ICU at the Memorial Site.
Gloria J. Richer - Clinical Manager (retired) of CardioVascular Thoracic ICU at the Memorial Site.
Dr. A.N. Mathur - CardioVascular Surgeon
Dr. Avinash Garg - CardioVascular & Thoracic Surgeon

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