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Your Guide to Reducing Falls and Related Injuries - Acute (Fraser Health) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

As a patient in the hospital, you are at risk for falling. Here are some ways you, your family, and friends can help reduce your risk of falling and getting hurt. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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Plant Proteins [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

One of the heart healthy series that focuses on sources of plant based proteins, how to cook them, and how to use them. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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Heart Services (Cardiac Services) (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

Welcome to Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH). Our hospital is a regional referral hospital providing specialized surgical and medical programs to people from Burnaby to Boston Bar. We are also a community hospital serving the residents of New Westminster. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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Pacemakers [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps your heart beat at the right rate. When needed, it sends an electrical impulse to your heart, triggering a heartbeat. (Chinese - Traditional)

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http://www.cardiacbc.ca/Documents/Pacemaker%20-%20...

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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (or ICD, sounds like ‘eye-see-dee’) is a small electronic device that constantly checks your heart rate and rhythm. It looks for any sudden changes that can cause sudden death. When needed, it can either send an electrical impulse to your heart to trigger a heartbeat or send an electrical shock to trigger the heart rhythm back to normal. (Chinese - Traditional)

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http://www.cardiacbc.ca/Documents/Implantable%20Ca...

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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a small electronic device used to treat heart failure. It delivers tiny amounts of electrical impulses to the heart causing both ventricles to pump together in a coordinated way. There are 2 types of these devices: a CRT pacemaker (CRT-P) and a CRT defibrillator (CRT-D). Both can send an electrical impulse to your heart, triggering a heartbeat when needed. A CRT-D can also deliver a life-saving shock to return the heart rhythm back to normal. (Chinese - Traditional)

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http://www.cardiacbc.ca/Documents/Cardiac%20Resync...

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Planning for Your Future Health Care: Advance Care Planning (Fraser Health) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

Advance care planning means thinking about what matters most to you. It involves thinking about what a good day looks like, your values and wishes for present or future health care and then sharing your wishes or instructions with close family, friends and health care providers. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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Heart Failure Zones [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

Heart Failure Zones is part of a larger package of heart failure resources from the BC Heart Failure Network. (Chinese - Traditional)

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http://www.cardiacbc.ca/Documents/HF%20Zones-%20Tr...

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Your Heart Stress Test While in Hospital [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

For people having a heart stress test during a hospital stay. A heart stress test is a way of finding out if one or more of your coronary arteries are blocked. This factsheet explains the 2 parts of the test and the 4 types of heart stress tests. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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