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>>> WELCOME BACK. LOOK, IN RECENT WEEKS PEOPLE
LIVING WITH DIABETES, HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE AND MORE HAVE
POSTPONED DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS
AND SURGERIES IN THE WAKE OF
+@ COVID-19.
COVID-19.
COVID-19. BUT DOCTORS ARE SAYING DO NOT
DELAY MEDICAL CARE.
DOING SO IS LITERALLY KILLING
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WE HAVE THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION'S TOP MEDICAL
OFFICER.+@
OFFICER.+@ DR. JESSUP, I +@AM SORRY IF IT
SOUNDS HARSH TO SAY IT THAT WAY
BUT WE SAW THE NUMBERS FROM
MEDSTAR AND TH+@EY ARE TRENDING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
AT THIS TIME IS IT SAFE FOR
PEOPLE LIVING WITH HEART
DISEASE TO GO SEE THEIR DOCTOR
OR SCHEDULE A NON-EMERGENCY
PROCEDURE?
PROCEDURE? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS HAV+@E BE
SPENDING THE LAST TWO MONTHS TO
PLAN F+@OR THE RETURN OF PATIEN
IN A SAFE MANNER.
THEY REORGANIZED THEIR
OFFICES, REORGANI+@ZED THE
HOSPITAL, AND IT IS REALLY
TIME FOR PATIENTS TO CALL THEIR
HOSPITAL, AND IT IS REALLY TIME FOR PATIENTS TO CALL THEIR@
PHYSICIANS, CALL THEIR HEALTH
CARE TEAM AND SAY WHEN SHOULD I
COME IN?
COME IN?
COME IN? OF COURSE, EVERYONE HAS TO
WEAR A M+@ASK AND WASH AND NOT
TOUCH THEIR HANDS, ALL OF
THOSE THINGS, BUT IT IS TIME
TO GO BACK
>> LET'S BREAK IT DOWN SOME
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. PEOPLE MAY BE SITTING AT HOME
AND SAYING WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE
OF+@ A NON-EMERGENCY HEART
PROCEDURE?
PROCEDURE? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
>> FOR INSTANCE, PEOPLE MAY
HAVE A NARROW VALVE, AORE TICK
STENOSIS THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE AN
EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT, BUT IT
MAY BE TIME TO DO THAT NOW.
OR THEY MAY HAVE A HOLE IN
THEIR HEART.
THEIR HEART. OR THEY MAY NEED A
+@
OR THEY MAY NEED A DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTED TO
PREVENT SUDDEN DEATH.
ALL OF THESE PROCEDURES PROBABLY
HAVE BE+@EN PROTESTS BONED
SAFELY, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO
GET BACK IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> AS WE KNOW, THEY ARE IN A
HIGH RISK CATEGORY SO HOW DO +@
THEY RISK T+@HEIR EXPOSURE TO
COVID-+@19?
COVID-+@19? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. YOU SHOULD CALLMENT MANY
HOSPITALS WILL ASK YOU TO SIT
IN YOUR CAR AND THEY WILL TEXT
YOU WHEN IT IS I HAVE A SO COME
IN.
IN.
IN. AS
IN. AS WELL AS WEAR A MASK, WASH
YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY, DON'T
TOUCH YOUR FACE, KEEP SOCIAL
DISTANCING FROM OTHER PEOPLE
AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK WHAT
IS THE PROCEDURE AND HOW SHOULD
I GO IN?
I GO IN?
I GO IN? >> ASKIN+@G QUESTIONS IS ALWAY
THE WAY TO GO.
DOCTOR, I RECEIVED A TWEET
FROM A VIEWER IN THE LAST HOUR
THAT SAID LOOK, I LOST MY JOB,
THAT SAID LOOK, I LOST MY JOB,@ I DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE,
I WOULD LOVE TO GET MY
MEDICATION BUT I DON'T HAVE THE
MEANS FOR IT RIG+@HT NOW.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS
DOING TO HELP PEOPLE THAT +@MAY
FIND THEMSELVES IN THAT
SITUATION?
SITUATION? >> WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
WE HAVE A NUMBER.
800-+@AH 800-AHA-USA1.
800-+@AH 800-AHA-USA1. YOU CAN +@CALL.
THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF
RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE
LOST THEIR INSURANCE AND
+@
+@ MEDICATIONS.
MEDICATIONS. MANY COMPANIES ARE PAYING FOR
MEDICATIONS FOR PATIENTS IN
THIS SITUATION.
THIS SITUATION. SO, AGAIN, DON'T BE AFRAID TO
ASK.
ASK.
ASK. GO
ASK. GO TO THE PHARMACY AND ASK,
CALL YOUR DOCTOR AND ASK+@, AN
COME TO OUR WEBSITE FOR OTHER
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS >> DR. JESSUP, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOU+@R TIME.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT +@
WARNING SIGNS TO HEART ATTACK
AND STROKE ARE POSTED TO MY
TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND
INSTAGRAM STORY SO IS THE
INFORMATION CO+@MES DIRECTLY FR
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
AND PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AND
SHARE IT.
SHARE IT.
SHARE IT. IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
>> SHE IS ONE OF THE TOP +@
DOCTORS, YOU WE+@RE TELLING M
SO