Comments on: Heart Protocol http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/heart-protocol Behind the scenes of Breakfast Television: Calgary's best-loved morning show on Citytv Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:48:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Barb Archer http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/heart-protocol/comment-page-1#comment-1371 Barb Archer Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:41:36 +0000 http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/?p=866#comment-1371 I would just like to thank you for posting this story. And yes I would definately agree that Calgary is the place to be, if you are sick. The Foothills that is. I was diagnosed with myocarditis last Aug. I would just like to say that I had amazing care and lots of very thorough test done. Including 4 MRI's. I was amazed at how quickly they got me in for the MRI's. I am a 48 yr. old woman who was very active and it has really affected my life. I really haven't done much of anything for the last 9 months, except a little walking. I have lots of constant pain in my chest, on top of my shoulders and lots in my back. And just always feeling fatigued. I am believing that I will totally recover from this. The sooner the better! I would just like to thank you for posting this story. And yes I would definately agree that Calgary is the place to be, if you are sick. The Foothills that is. I was diagnosed with myocarditis last Aug. I would just like to say that I had amazing care and lots of very thorough test done. Including 4 MRI’s. I was amazed at how quickly they got me in for the MRI’s.

I am a 48 yr. old woman who was very active and it has really affected my life. I really haven’t done much of anything for the last 9 months, except a little walking. I have lots of constant pain in my chest, on top of my shoulders and lots in my back. And just always feeling fatigued. I am believing that I will totally recover from this. The sooner the better!

]]> By: A Walli http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/heart-protocol/comment-page-1#comment-619 A Walli Tue, 05 May 2009 15:44:06 +0000 http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/?p=866#comment-619 Thank-you for highlighting this story. It dispels myths that issues dealing with the heart only effect older people, an important point as we move towards health promotion and disease prevention in context of cardiovascular diseases (the leading killer of Canadians). At the same time, it is wonderful to see coverage of impact areas where Calgary is a leader nationally and in cases even internationally. Dr. Friedrich is Director of the Stephenson Cardiovascular MR Centre at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta. This centre was the first dedicated Cardiovascular MR Centre in the entire country and seems to have developed quite a standing in the area. Congratulations to Dr. Friedrich, the Stephenson CMR Centre team, and the boarder international consensus team that he led for this protocol. For those who did not know about Calgary's leadership in CMR and other related areas, search "Libin Cardiovascular Institute" on the web and you might just be pleasantly surprised! Thank-you for highlighting this story. It dispels myths that issues dealing with the heart only effect older people, an important point as we move towards health promotion and disease prevention in context of cardiovascular diseases (the leading killer of Canadians).

At the same time, it is wonderful to see coverage of impact areas where Calgary is a leader nationally and in cases even internationally. Dr. Friedrich is Director of the Stephenson Cardiovascular MR Centre at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta. This centre was the first dedicated Cardiovascular MR Centre in the entire country and seems to have developed quite a standing in the area. Congratulations to Dr. Friedrich, the Stephenson CMR Centre team, and the boarder international consensus team that he led for this protocol.

For those who did not know about Calgary’s leadership in CMR and other related areas, search “Libin Cardiovascular Institute” on the web and you might just be pleasantly surprised!

]]>