Did you know that according to the CDC almost half of all Americans have a risk factor for heart disease? That most heart attacks (and the most severe ones) tend to happen on Mondays? Or that your heart pumps roughly 2,000 gallons of blood through your body each day? That while extremely rare, you can actually die from a (metaphorical) broken heart?
The heart and all its intricacy will be the topic of discourse a ‘heart-to-heart,’ if you will during a free Zoom conference on Monday, April 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. hosted by The Seema Boesky Heart Center at Northern Westchester Hospital and featuring Dr. Carl Reimers, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab; Dr. Subbarao Choudry, Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Melissa Hernandez, Advanced Clinical Provider, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Electrophysiology Lab.
Its name may sound long and technical, but as you’re about to discover, the advanced cardiac services it will offer you, your loved ones, and your friends are close to your heart. Open since January 12, 2021, the Hospital’s new lab could protect your life and those of the people you hold most dear. Find out how from its director, Dr. Subbarao Choudry, who also has privileges at Phelps Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital.
1. Your heart’s electrical system helps coordinate each heartbeat. When it doesn’t, serious problems can result.
Electrical signals in your heart’s chambers help it pump blood in an efficient manner. But these signals can malfunction, causing heartbeats that are too slow, too fast or irregular. When this happens, the normal flow of blood is impaired. That can lead to dizziness, palpitations, fainting (with trauma to the body from the fall), increased risk of stroke or even sudden death.