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Quick Guide: After a Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Instructions for people who have had a Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair with a MitraClip© at Royal Columbian Hospital. It includes information on follow-up appointments, recovery at home, and when to get medical help. (English) Colour

Echocardiogram Using Contrast [English] Permalink Public

This sheet tell you about having a echocardiogram using contrast. It explains how to prepare and what to expect before, during after the echocardiogram. We review it in more detail before the procedure. (English) Colour

Welcome to the Cardiac Telemetry Unit [English] Permalink Public

Cardiac telemetry monitoring is a way our doctors and nurses can check on the health of your heart. The monitoring helps your healthcare team diagnose and manage conditions that affect your heart. (English) Black & White

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A Guide to Your Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacemaker and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy 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) Black & White

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

Breastfeeding or Chestfeeding After Surgery - Is it safe? [English] Permalink Public

Your milk is the best food for your baby. We encourage you to breastfeed or chestfeed as soon as possible after surgery. We are here to support you. Read this booklet to learn about breastfeeding or chestfeeding after surgery. (English) Colour

Summer Heat Safety for Seniors and People with Medical Conditions (Large Text Version) [English] Permalink Public

Explains how extreme heat can affect your health and why, what you can do to stay safe, and the signs of heat illness to watch for. Also includes ways that family and care partners can support those who are most vulnerable. This 4 page version is for those with vision challenges. Also available in a 2 page version with smaller text size (#267483). (English) Colour

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Summer Heat Safety for Seniors and People with Medical Conditions [English] Permalink Public

Explains how extreme heat can affect your health and why, what you can do to stay safe, and the signs of heat illness to watch for. Also includes ways that family and care partners can support those who are most vulnerable. Also available in a larger text size for those with vision challenges. (#267482). (English) Colour

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SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure [English] Permalink Public

SGLT2 stands for Sodium-GLucose co-Transporter 2. This is a group of medicines that work in your kidneys to help remove extra fluid from your body (dapagliflozin or Forxiga®, empagliflozin or Jardiance®). This factsheet explains how this medicine works, how to take the medicine, what to watch for, and how to care for yourself while taking this medicine. (English) Colour

Magnetic Resonance Information (MRI) for Patients with Non-Conditional Implantable Cardiac Electronic Device (ICED) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

We are giving you information about this procedure because you have an implantable cardiac electronic device (ICED) (permanent pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator) that has not been designed to operate in the MRI scanner. We want you to make an informed decision about consent to this scan. (English) Colour