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Your Heart Surgery Journey – Recovering at Home (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

Information in this book is intended as a reference for you and your family and as a guide for the next 6 to 8 weeks and beyond. The first 6 to 8 weeks after heart surgery are usually the most difficult. You might recover quite quickly if you were in good health before your surgery. However, your recovery could be slower if you were very sick before surgery or if you had a complication after surgery. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Your Heart Surgery Journey – Preparing for Surgery (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Chinese - Simplified] 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. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Welcome to the Cardiac Telemetry Unit [Chinese - Simplified] 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. (Chinese - Simplified) Black & White

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Heart Palpitations (Fraser Health) [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

A heart palpitation (sounds like pal-pih-tay-shun) is when your heart feels like it is pounding, racing, or fluttering. You might feel like your heart has skipped a beat or added an extra beat. You might feel overly aware of your heartbeat. These feelings or sensation can sometimes be felt in your chest, neck, or throat. While you are having palpitations, your heart rhythm may or may not be abnormal. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Pacemakers [Chinese - Simplified] 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 - Simplified)

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Preparing for Cardiac Catheterization (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions. A long thin tube called a catheter is inserted in an artery or vein in your groin, neck, or arm and threaded through your blood vessels to your heart. Using this catheter, doctors can then do diagnostic tests. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Diabetes What to do for my health [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

This factsheet provides information on diabetes including managing your symptoms, learn how to take care of yourself, and resources available. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Information for patients having an Exercise Myocardial Perfusion Scan (MPRI/MIBI) [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

The test is used to check for coronary artery disease. The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply blood to your heart muscle. (Chinese - Simplified)

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Information for patients having Dipyridamole (Persantine) Myocardial Perfusion Scan (MPI/MIBI) [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

The test is used to check for coronary artery disease. The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply blood to your heart muscle. (Chinese - Simplified)

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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) [Chinese - Simplified] 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 - Simplified)

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