At 23 years of age, Chelsie Thurlow never thought about dying, let alone her heart stopping at any moment. But that changed in October 2010, when she went into cardiac arrest brought on by a rare viral infection. “I didn’t listen to all the signs I was given to seek medical help, except for one,” Read More...
Articles Tagged: VAD
Virtual Teaching Lab - November 4th, 2012
Donors have completed the funding of a television production and broadcast centre that will enable health-care professionals around the world to learn about life-saving procedures pioneered at St. Paul’s Hospital. The Virtual Teaching Laboratory (VTL) is used to broadcast procedures at St. Paul’s to lecture theatres inside the hospital and locations around the world. Through Read More...
Echocardiography Machine - October 18th, 2012
One of the most widely used diagnostic tests in cardiology, echocardiography employs ultrasound waves to painlessly produce images of the heart to aid in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients with any suspected or known heart diseases. Echocardiography plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of heart patients at St. Paul’s Hospital Read More...
Ventricular Assist Device Program - September 9th, 2012
The Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) program was launched at St. Paul’s Hospital in 2002. The program provides VADs, also known as mechanical hearts, to patients awaiting heart transplants, or patients with weak hearts who need a “break” to recover. In the same year the program was launched, the first VAD implantation was performed at St. Read More...
Promise magazine: Fall/Winter 2008 - August 27th, 2012
Promise, the bi-annual magazine of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, provides updates and in-depth features on the innovative and world-leading care, research and teaching taking place at St. Paul’s. Receive a free mail subscription for future issues by emailing your name and address to sphfoundation@providencehealth.bc.ca View back issues of Promise Magazine View our most recent issue Read More...
Province Story Series Week 4 - July 22nd, 2012
Inside St. Paul’s Hospital’s Heart Centre The Province reports on their experiences during a week spent with the provincial Heart Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital Stories I do believe I went to heaven How Craig Watson became a bionic man Plugged in to a new life A donor is never forgotten Heart-attack rates vary widely Read More...