Heart Health
Tiny heart sensor giving Calgary doctors big advantage in ongoing patient care
The CardioMEMS device is just 15 millimetres long and is implanted in the pulmonary artery. Continue reading
Reality check: Is white meat as bad for your heart as red meat?
A recent study suggests the best option for heart health might be to eat more plant-based proteins instead of chicken and beef. Continue reading
Cardiologists, families attend public Kelowna forum on heart health
By Jules Knox Reporter/Anchor
Dozens of people turned out for a panel on heart health in Kelowna on Saturdya. Continue reading
Wildfire smoke can harm your lungs, your heart, and maybe even your mental health: research
Research around wildfire smoke has drawn links with diseases of the heart and lungs. Wildfires can also have mental health effects. Continue reading
Kelowna General Hospital announces $7 million campaign to keep heart patients in Interior
Organizers hoping to raise $7 million to bring advanced heart rhythm services to B.C.’s Interior. Continue reading
Move more, sit less and take the stairs, new U.S. exercise guidelines say
All forms of exercise are beneficial, even exercising for less than 10 minutes, according to new guidelines from the U.S. government. Continue reading
Dad Club London frustrated by long wait for AED installation at local schools
A local group is frustrated how long its taking the public school board to install AEDs at London’s secondary schools. Continue reading
Teammates revive hockey player who suffered post-game heart attack
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
“I clinically died. And then you come back from death, and that’s hard to wrap your head around.” Continue reading
Edmonton hospital staff Wear Red to draw attention to heart disease in women
The Misericordia Hospital was offering blood pressure tests and smoking cessation clinics as well as information on the disease — which is the number one killer in women. Continue reading
Heart disease in women is under-diagnosed, under-treated and under-researched: Heart and Stroke report
Women are more likely to die from heart disease than breast cancer, yet many women and physicians remain unaware of the signs of heart attack in women. Continue reading