First – if you even think you or a loved one may be having a heart attack CALL 911. Do not drive to Emergency and don’t self-diagnose. Why? “Time is muscle. So, in terms of a heart attack, the longer the heart muscle goes without blood flow, the more damage is done,” asserts Euthym N. Kontaxis, MD, Medical Director, Tennity Emergency Department, Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, CA.
By arriving at the Emergency Department in an ambulance, you have just given yourself the gift of time. Because time is critical and the ambulance effectively becomes an emergency department on wheels with capability to immediately help you and communicate vital information in advance of your arrival to the Emergency Department.
How do you know if you’ve had a heart attack? While you’re in distress is no time for you to decide to become a doctor. If you even think you might be having a heart attack, CALL 911.
And, be aware that heart disease is an equal-opportunity gender offender. says Khoi M. Le, MD, Interventional Cardiologist with Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center in Rancho Mirage, CA. Learn more about the distinctions between how a woman experiences a heart attack from a man – and much more – in this informative audio podcast.
Drs. Khoi Le & Euthym Kontaxis
In this Health Insights blog audio episode – Is It Chest Pain or a Heart Attack – What to Do? – Drs. Le and Kontaxis provide information to help you protect yourself and your loved ones in the event of a heart attack, including:
Every family has a story about someone who rushed to the emergency department to learn they “just” had embarrassing indigestion or truly worse — someone who ignored chest pain and didn’t make it. In between those two extremes lies a lot of opportunity to save a life and/or save all-important heart muscle if you act immediately and perhaps with this information as your guide. Timely action saves lives!
Take a moment now to watch this video and learn how to protect yourself and those you care about — share it with your friends and family, too. More great VIDEO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Video Library. Do you also enjoy AUDIO? Visit the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library as well.
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U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including five specialty recognitions in Cardiology: Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure and Stroke.
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