SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY. GREAT. THANKS. >> FRIDAY MORNING. WELCOME
BACK. 9.20, FEBRUARY IS
AMERICAN HEART MONTH AND IT’S A
MONTH DEDICATED FOCUSING ON
HEART HEALTHY HABITS TO HELP
PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE,
WHICH IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
JOINING US NOW THIS MORNING TO
TALK MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANT
TOPIC.
>> IS DOCTOR HERNANDEZ TO CRAWL
AND INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST
AT METHODIST HOSPITAL. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR
JOINING US, DOCTOR. I LET’S
DIVE RIGHT IN. WHAT CAN PEOPLE
DO TO LOWER THEIR OVERALL RISK
OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE?
>> SURE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE GOOD
THING ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES AS PROMINENT AND IS IT
IS IS THAT THERE’S A LOT OF
THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE UNDER
THEIR CONTROL. SO THERE ARE
SEVERAL LIFESTYLE MEASURES THAT
CAN BE TAKEN. SO OBVIOUSLY
EATING A NUTRITIOUS HEALTHY
DIET, MAINTAINING AN IDEAL BODY
WEIGHT
GETTING REGULAR EXERCISE ON A
DAILY BASIS. ALL THOSE THINGS
CAN LOWER PEOPLE’S CAR DESK,
A RISK. THERE’S OBVIOUSLY THE
HEALTH CARE SIDE OF THINGS
WHERE PEOPLE NEED TO BE SEEN
REGULARLY BY PRIMARY CARE
PHYSICIAN OR A CARDIOLOGIST TO
MAINTAIN THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE,
OPTIMAL LEVELS, THEIR BLOOD
GLUCOSE AT OPTIMAL LEVELS AND
THEIR CHOLESTEROL LEVEL.
SO A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE
MANAGEABLE. YOU HAVE THAT
LIFESTYLE OR WITH REGULAR
MEDICAL CARE AND PRETTY ROUTINE
MEDICATIONS.
>> AND DOCTOR, TO CRAWL WHAT
SIGNS MAY INDICATE SOMEONE HAS
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEIR
HEART.
>> YEAH. SO THE SYMPTOMS WE
ALWAYS WANT TO BE VERY WEARY
OF AND WEARY OF IT ARE THINGS
LIKE DISCOMFORT IN THE CHEST,
PRESSURE IN THE CHEST,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ESPECIALLY
THOSE THINGS OCCURRING WITH
ACTIVITIES. SO WHEN SOMEONE
TRYING TO EXERT THEMSELVES,
IF THEY’RE HAVING SYMPTOMS LIKE
THAT, OTHERS, THINGS THAT COULD
SPELL A PROBLEM IS THINGS LIKE
DIZZINESS. HOW THAT HAITIANS
ARE FEELING THE HEART, THE
REGULAR IN THEIR CHEST OR
FLUTTERING. CERTAINLY THE LOSS
OF CONSCIOUSNESS. ALL THOSE
THINGS WOULD WARRANT A TRIP TO
YOUR PHYSICIAN AND PERHAPS A
CARDIAC EVALUATION.
>> DOCTOR, WHAT’S THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HEART
ATTACK AND CARDIAC ARREST AND
WHAT SYMPTOMS MIGHT PRESENT FOR
EACH OF THOSE.
>> SURE. SO THIS IS A VERY GOOD
AND TIMELY QUESTION, ESPECIALLY
AFTER THE EVENTS A FEW WEEKS
OUR NFL UP NORTH. SO
A HEART ATTACK IS A VERY
SPECIFIC EVENT WHEN ONE OF THE
CORONARY ARTERIES, THAT’S THE
ARTERY, THE BLOOD VESSEL THAT
BRINGS BLOOD TO THE HEART JETS
BLOCKED ESSENTIALLY VERY
ABRUPTLY. SO YOU DEVELOP A
BLOOD CLOT AND YOU BEGIN TO
START THE HEART MUSCLE FOR
BLOOD. THAT’S A VERY UNIQUE
SITUATION. A CARDIAC ARREST IS
A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT
SITUATION WHERE YOU ACTUALLY
DEVELOP AN ABNORMAL HEART
RHYTHM OF THE HEART STOPS OR IS
UNABLE TO MAINTAIN. NOW, THAT
WOULD BE CALLED PROFUSION OUR
BLOOD FLOW TO THE ENTIRE BODY,
INCLUDING THE HEART MUSCLE,
THE BRAIN AND OTHER VITAL
ORGANS FOR ATTACKS ARE CAUSED
BY A BLOCKAGE. CARDIAC ARREST
CAN BE CAUSED BY A HEART ATTACK
BUT CAN ALSO BE CAUSED BY OTHER
THINGS, SUCH AS WHAT COST
ALONGS BAD INFECTIONS
SIGNIFICANT BLEEDING FROM
TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND SYMPTOMS.
OBVIOUSLY A HEART ATTACK OR THE
THINGS WE JUST DISCUSSED.
THINGS LIKE CHEST DISCOMFORT,
SHORTNESS OF IN CARDIAC ARREST
IS GOING TO HAPPEN VERY, VERY
BUBBLY, SOMETIMES WITHOUT ANY
SYMPTOMS AT ALL, WHERE SOMEONE
LITERALLY JUST COLLAPSES IN
FRONT OF YOU WITHOUT ANY
WARNING. YEAH, I MEAN, WE’VE
WE’VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THIS NOW FOR A WEEK SINCE WHAT
HAPPENED WITH DAMAR HAMLIN WITH
THE CORRECT BUFFALO BILLS.
AND THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE ALLUDING
TO.
>> CORRECT.
>> YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR
ADDRESSING THAT. AND ALSO WHAT
TYPE OF CARE DOES METHODIST
HOSPITAL OFFERING TREATING THE
MOST CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS.
>> SURE. SO, YOU KNOW, HEART
ATTACKS COME IN A VARIETY OF
FLAVORS OR SOMETHING THAT OUR
MILD. AND THAT’S A LITTLE BIT
OF AN UNUSUAL CONCEPT. AND BUT
PEOPLE WITH FAIRLY MILD OR
STRAIGHTFORWARD HEART ATTACKS
CAN BE TREATED ALMOST ANYWHERE.
BUT PATIENTS WITH REALLY
SIGNIFICANT AND LARGE HEART
ATTACKS THAT ARE OFTEN
ASSOCIATED WITH A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF HEART MUSCLE DAMAGE
OR CARDIAC ARREST REALLY
TREATED BEST AT A PLACE LIKE
METHODIST WHERE WE HAVE WHAT’S
CALLED A PARTY TRICK SHOT TEAM,
WHICH YOU PAIRED WITH SAN
ANTONIO FIRE, EMS TO BECOME A
RESUSCITATION CENTER WITHIN
THE CITY. WHAT WE CAN RAPIDLY
DEPLOY ANYTHING THAT A PATIENT
MIGHT NEED TO SUFFERING THAT
KIND OF A VERY, VERY PROFOUND
CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT. WE’VE
GOT ALL THE PHYSICIAN
SPECIALTIES NECESSARY. WE HAVE
AN AMAZING KAPLAN, A TEAM WITH
THAT AMAZING NURSING CARE THAT
REALLY DRIVES THE PATIENT CARE
AND THE MINUTE THEY ENTER THE
DOOR, THEY CAN TREATED WITH
REALLY ANY MODALITIES,
INCLUDING MECHANICAL
CIRCULATORY SUPPORT,
ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OPEN
HEART SURGERY, EVEN HEART
TRANSPLANT DON’T FORGET THEM
THROUGH THAT HOSPITALIZATION.
GET THEM BACK TO A NORMAL LEVEL
OF FUNCTION AND THEN BACK HOME
WITH HER FAMILY.
>> FANTASTIC, RIGHT. I THINK
WE COVERED ALL THE BASES,
DOCTOR 90’S TO CRAWL AN
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST AT