"Andrew Solecki staggered across his hallway, a searing pain - more intense than any he had previously experienced - surging through his chest. He grabbed the telephone and dialled 999. Within minutes the 45-year-old father of one was being rushed by ambulance to London's Hammersmith Hospital. Tests later showed he had suffered a heart attack as a result of one of his coronary arteries becoming completely blocked. 'The pain in my chest and arms was unbearable,' he says. 'On a scale of one to ten, it was a ten. I was terrified.' Just over an hour later, Andrew was undergoing primary angioplasty, a breakthrough procedure now set to become the standard first treatment for heart attack in Britain - Daily MailThis is the blog for CARG, the Coronary Artery Rehabilitation Group, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It will contain items of interest to CARG's own members and anybody else interested in the latest news about rehabilitation and heart-related matters. Canadian charitable number: 89675 0163 RR 0001 || e-mail: carg.ca@gmail.com || website: carg.ca || Blog disclaimer
Sunday, November 23, 2008
How doctors saved my life after a heart attack in less time than it took to queue at my bank
"Andrew Solecki staggered across his hallway, a searing pain - more intense than any he had previously experienced - surging through his chest. He grabbed the telephone and dialled 999. Within minutes the 45-year-old father of one was being rushed by ambulance to London's Hammersmith Hospital. Tests later showed he had suffered a heart attack as a result of one of his coronary arteries becoming completely blocked. 'The pain in my chest and arms was unbearable,' he says. 'On a scale of one to ten, it was a ten. I was terrified.' Just over an hour later, Andrew was undergoing primary angioplasty, a breakthrough procedure now set to become the standard first treatment for heart attack in Britain - Daily Mail
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