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A Guide to Your Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator [English] Permalink Public

This booklet tells you about your heart device, as well as what to expect before, during, and after your hospital stay. Your nurse can help you understand the information and learn about how to take care of yourself when having a heart device. (English) Colour

Remote Monitoring Guide for People with Heart Failure [English] Permalink Public

Remote monitoring is where we use technology to support you with your health condition technology to support you with your health condition while you are at home. This booklet explains what remote monitoring is and how people with heart failure can learn to manage their heart health on their own. (English) Colour

Heart Failure Medications: A Patient and Caregiver Guide [English] Permalink Public

This guide has been created to: explain what medications may be recommended to treat your symptoms and improve your quality of life, support your conversations with your health care team, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and others, and help you ensure that you receive the best heart failure care available by understanding practice guidelines and advocating for them in your care. (English)

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Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) Guidebook for Patients and Families (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

If you have a leaky mitral valve your doctor may speak to you about a transcatheter edge-to-edge repair procedure. This guidebook tells you how to prepare for this procedure, how it is done, and how to keep yourself healthy after the procedure. (English) Colour

Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD): A Guide for Patients & Families [English] Permalink Public

An S-ICD is a small electronic device that constantly checks your heart rhythm. It looks for any sudden changes. When needed, it sends an electrical shock to trigger the heart rhythm back to normal. Learn more about what to expect with getting an S-ICD, or living with one, in this booklet. (English)

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Left Atrial Appendage Closure: What to expect before, during, and after the procedure (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

For people on the waitlist for a left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). Describes what to expect before, during, and after the procedure. (English) Colour

Left Atrial Appendage Closure: An option for preventing stroke for people living with atrial fibrillation (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

An option for preventing stroke for people living with atrial fibrillation when blood thinners and other medicines might not be the best option for preventing blood clots. Describes the procedure and what to know before deciding if this is an option to consider. (English) Colour

Your Heart Surgery Journey – Preparing for Surgery (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

You are going to have heart surgery. We break this time frame into phases: before surgery, recovery in the hospital then when you get home. When you take an active part now, you can help your recovery after surgery. (English) Colour

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Your Heart Surgery Journey – Your Surgery and Hospital Stay (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This booklet describes how the open heart surgery is done and what to expect right after and for the first few days after surgery. Depending on the type of surgery, you also get one of these booklets: After Heart Bypass Surgery, After Heart Bypass and Valve Surgery, After Heart Valve Surgery and/or Aneurysm Repair. (English) Colour

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation - An option for treating aortic stenosis (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This booklet describes what this procedure is and what to consider before deciding if a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is a therapy you should consider. We hope it helps you understand how treatment recommendations are made and how you will be part of that process. Please read this booklet, share it with your family, and bring it with you when you come to the TAVI Clinic. (English) Colour