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February is about more than Valentines, it’s American Heart Month About every 25 seconds, an American will have a coronary event. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of disability. Most commonly heart disease in the United States appears as a heart attack. In 2010, an estimated 785,000 Americans had a new coronary attack, and about 470,000 had a recurrent attack.

Throughout the pages of LOVE YOUR HEART you’ll read about heart disease and what you can do to lower your risk, as well as other health issues directly associated with heart disease. Knowing the signs and symptoms of heart attack are crucial to the most positive outcomes after a heart attack. And while we’ll pay close attention to how heart disease sneaks up on women, don’t think we’ve ignored the guys (between 70% and 89% of sudden cardiac events occur in men). In addition, you’ll also learn about fund-raising efforts to put life-saving defibrillators in easy access locations throughout Wayne County and the Whitewater Valley.

Much of the information you will find in LOVE YOUR HEART can be found on the Reid Hospital & Health Care Serivces website, in an area called ADAM, a rich medical reference guide that is easy to navigate. From the home page (www.ReidHospital.org) go to the Symptom Navigator in the left rail, and tell

ADAM what hurts or concerns you, or use the Quick Sheets to take you to an entire library of health and medical information.

The chance of developing heart disease can be reduced by taking steps to prevent and control factors that put people at greater risk. Our best advice, in a nutshell, to lower your risk of heart disease is to: Stop smoking - Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, but it is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. And beware of secondhand smoke. A report from the Institute of Medicine finds even a brief exposure to secondhand smoke can trigger a heart attack.

Lower your cholesterol - High blood cholesterol is another major risk of heart disease and significantly increases the risk of stroke.

Lower your blood pressure - High blood pressure is the #1 cause of stroke and another important risk factor in heart disease. People who are obese, have a

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family history of high blood pressure, are pregnant, take certain types of birth control, or reach menopause have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure.

Get moving - Lack of physical exercise is also a determining risk factor in heart attack or stroke. Try doing at least 10 minutes of physical exercise three times a day. Going for a brisk walk, taking the stairs at work and parking farther away are all great ways to get started.

Be your own Valentine and LOVE YOUR HEART.

Love Your Heart is a custom publication created in partnership between the Palladium-Item, Reid Foundation and Reid Hosptial. This publication can also be found on pal-item.com.

Reid Foundation Director: Jason Troutwine Reid Community Relations Director: Larry Price Reid Marketing Specialist: Judi Willett Palladium-Item Advertising Director: Cathleen Cline Palladium-Item Graphics Coordinator: Justin Ashbaugh

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Act fast!

Time is muscle A heart attack is a medical emergency. Recognizing and treating a heart attack right away improves your chance for survival. The typical American waits two hours before calling for help.

Studies have shown that quickly treating people with early signs of a heart attack can either prevent the heart attack or decrease the amount of damage to the heart muscle.

Know the warning signs and always call 911 within 5 minutes of when symptoms begin. By acting quickly, you are less likely to go into cardiac arrest, where the heart stops beating.

• DO NOT try to drive yourself to the hospital.

• DO NOT DELAY. You are at greatest risk of sudden death in the early hours of a heart attack.

Chest pain is the most common symptom of a heart attack. You may feel the pain in only one part of your body, or it may move from your chest to your arms, shoulder, neck, teeth, jaw, belly area or back.

The pain can be severe or mild.

It can feel like: • A tight band around the chest • Bad indigestion • Something heavy sitting on your chest • Squeezing or heavy pressure The pain usually lasts longer than 20 minutes. Symptoms may also go away and come back.

Other symptoms of a heart attack include: • Anxiety • Cough or shortness of breath • Nausea or vomiting • Fainting • Sweating • Light-headedness or dizziness • Heart feels as if beating too fast or irregularly Some people (the elderly, people with diabetes, and women) may have little or no chest pain. Or, they may have unusual symptoms (shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness). A “silent heart attack” is a heart attack with no symptoms.

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What women need to know about heart disease (And those who love them)

Estrogen is no longer used to prevent heart disease in women of any age. Estrogen may increase the risk of heart disease in older women. However, it may still be used in some women to treat hot flashes or other medical problems.

• Its use is probably safest in women under 60 years of age.

• Estrogen should be used for the shortest possible period of time.

• Only women who have a low risk for stroke, heart disease, blood clots, or breast cancer should take estrogen.

Mention the term “heart attack” and most people imagine a pudgy, middle-aged man drenched in sweat and clutching his chest. Few people seem to consider heart disease as a woman’s disease.

But being a woman doesn’t give you a free pass. In fact, heart disease is the Number One killer of women over the age of 35 in the United States. It kills nearly twice as many women in the United States than all types of cancer. Fifty percent of deaths related to heart disease occur in women.

What’s more startling, however, is that nearly two-thirds of the deaths from heart attacks in women occur among those who have no history of chest pain.

Men have a greater risk for coronary artery disease and heart attacks earlier in life than women.

Women’s risk for heart disease increases after menopause.

While women can still experience chest pain, many have milder symptoms that may not be obvious red flags of a heart attack, such as shortness of breath, a sudden onset of extreme weakness that feels like the flu, nausea and vomiting, and back and jaw pain are some of the symptoms in disguise for women who may be experiencing a heart attack.

But heart attacks aren’t the only risk women face. Stroke and other cardiovascular diseases can also strike. You can control some risk factors of heart disease such as maintaining a healthy weight and exercising regularly, but some are beyond your control, such as age and family health history.

That’s why you should take matters of the heart very seriously.

EARLY HEART SIGNS Women may have warning signs that they ignore for weeks, months, and even years before having a heart attack. Men most often have the “classic” heart attack signs: tightness in the chest, arm pain, and shortness of breath. Women’s symptoms can resemble those of men. However, a woman may also complain of nausea, fatigue, indigestion, anxiety, and dizziness.

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What is a heart attack?

A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies. Your doctor calls this a myocardial infarction.

Improve your lifestyle to reduce your risk Curb your cholesterol

Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries bring blood and oxygen to the heart. If the blood flow is blocked, the heart is starved of oxygen and heart cells die.

A hard substance called plaque can build up in the walls of your coronary arteries. This plaque is made up of cholesterol and other cells. A heart attack can occur as a result of plaque buildup.

The plaque can develop cracks or tears.

Blood platelets stick to these tears and

form a blood clot. A heart attack can occur if this blood clot completely blocks oxygen-rich blood from flowing to the heart. This is the most common cause of heart attacks.

The slow buildup of plaque may almost block one of your coronary arteries. A heart attack may occur if not enough oxygen-rich blood can flow through this blockage. This is more likely to happen when your body is stressed (for example, by a serious illness).

Cholesterol is a fat that your body needs to work properly. However, cholesterol levels that are too high can increase your chance of getting heart disease, stroke and other problems.

There are many types of cholesterol.

The ones talked about most are: • Total cholesterol - all the cholesterols combined • High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol - often called “good” cholesterol • Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol - often called “bad” cholesterol.

For most people, abnormal cholesterol levels are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle -- most commonly, eating a diet that is high in fat. Other lifestyle factors are: • Being overweight • Heavy alcohol use • Lack of exercise and leading an inactive lifestyle High cholesterol levels can lead to hardening of the arteries, also called atherosclerosis. This occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques. Over time, these plaques can

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block the arteries and cause heart disease, stroke, and other symptoms or problems throughout the body.

General targets are: • LDL: 70-130 mg/dL (lower numbers are better) • HDL: more than 40-60 mg/dL (high numbers are better) • Total cholesterol: less than 200 mg/dL (lower numbers are better) • Triglycerides: 10-150 mg/dL (lower numbers are better) Everyone can take steps to improve their cholesterol levels and help prevent heart disease and a heart attack. Some key lifestyle changes are: • Eat foods that are naturally low in fat.

These include whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Use low-fat toppings, sauces and dressings.

• Read food labels. Avoid foods that are high in saturated fat.

• Exercise regularly • Lose weight if you are overweight • Quit smoking. This is the single most important change you can make to reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke.

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Calculate your weight for a healthy heart

Improve your lifestyle to reduce your risk

More than 300,000 lives could be saved in the United States each year if everyone stayed at a healthy weight! Being overweight puts strain on your heart and can lead to serious health problems.

A good way to determine if your weight is healthy for your height is to calculate your body mass index (BMI).

HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR BMI

Your BMI estimates how much you should weigh based on your height. Here are the steps to calculate it: • Multiply your weight in pounds by 703.

• Divide that answer by your height in inches.

• Divide that answer by your height in inches again.

For example, a woman who weighs 270 pounds and is 68 inches tall has a BMI of 41.

Use the chart below to see what category your BMI falls into, and whether you need to be concerned about your weight.

Some exceptions to BMI guidelines are for children and bodybuilders. Also, if you are older than 65, for example, a slightly higher BMI may help protect you from osteoporosis.

Your BMI alone cannot predict your health risk, but most experts say that a BMI greater than 30 (obesity) is unhealthy.

BMI Below 18.5 18.5 - 24.9 25.0 - 29.9 30.0 - 39.9 Over 40

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A healthy diet is one of your best weapons in the fight against heart disease. Even simple, changes can make a big difference in living a better life. Here are a few tips: • Stock your kitchen with healthy foods – less junk, more produce.

• Track what you eat – use a journal.

You’ll be surprised at what you’ll see.

• Eat fruits and vegetables: At least 4.5 cups a day. They are high in vitamins, minerals and fiber, and low in calories.

• Eat fish (preferably oily fish): At least two 3.5-ounce servings a week for the benefits of omega 3 fatty acids.

• Eat fiber-rich whole grains: At least three 1-ounce-equivalent servings a day.

Fiber helps by keeping you feeling fuller, longer.

• Cut back on saturated and trans fats (read the labels – limit to less than 7% of total intake), cholesterol, sugars and salt.

Limit sodium: Less than 1,500 mg a day.

• Limit sugar-sweetened beverages: No more than 450 calories (36 ounces) a week.

• Enjoy nuts, legumes and seeds: At least 4 servings a week.

• Limit Processed meats: No more than 2 servings a week.

It may take a bit of adjustment to learn to enjoy a heart-healthy diet, but those who make the switch can find plenty of nutritious choices that are every bit as tasty. Many switchers will tell you that greasy fast-food choices no longer seem appealing.

Exercise your options Regular exercise has many benefits. It can strengthen your heart and cardiovascular system, improve your circulation and help your body use oxygen better, increase energy levels so you can do more activities without becoming tired or short of breath, increase endurance, lower blood pressure, improve muscle tone and strength, improve balance and joint flexibility, strengthen bones, help reduce stress, tension, anxiety, and depression, improve sleep, make you feel more relaxed and rested.

Talk to your doctor before starting a new exercise program, particularly if you’ve had heart issues in the past. There are a couple of exercises that integrate well into most programs: Stretching: slow lengthening of the muscles.

Stretching the arms and legs before and after exercising helps prepare the muscles for activity and helps prevent injury and muscle strain.

Regular stretching also increases your range of motion and flexibility.

Cardiovascular or aerobic: steady physical activity using large muscle groups. This type of exercise strengthens the heart and lungs and improves the body’s ability to use oxygen.

Aerobic exercise has the most benefits for your heart. Over time, aerobic exercise can help decrease your heart rate and blood pressure at rest and improve your breathing. Good examples of aerobic exercise include walking, jogging, bicycling, skating, rowing, and low-impact or water aerobics.

You should gradually work up to exercise sessions lasting about 30 minutes three to four times a week to achieve maximum benefits.

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Control the pressure

Hypertension is the term used to describe high blood pressure. Blood pressure is a measurement of the force against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps blood through your body. Complications due to hypertension include bleeding from the aorta, heart attack and heart failure, stroke, chronic kidney disease, poor blood supply to the legs and problems with vision.

Blood pressure readings are usually given as two numbers -- for example, 120 over 80 (written as 120/80 mmHg). One or both of these numbers can be too high. The top number is called the systolic blood pressure, and the bottom number is called the diastolic blood pressure.

• Normal blood pressure is when your blood pressure is lower than 120/80 mmHg most of the time.

• High blood pressure (hypertension) is when your blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or above most of the time.

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Many factors can affect blood pressure, including: How much water and salt you have in your body; the condition of your kidneys, nervous system, or blood vessels; The levels of different body hormones.

You are more likely to be told your blood pressure is too high as you get older. This is because your blood vessels become stiffer as you age. When that happens, your blood pressure

N What to do You can do many things to help control your blood pressure, including: • Eat a heart-healthy diet, including fiber, and drink plenty of water.

• Exercise regularly -- shoot for 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day.

• If you smoke, quit -- find a program that will help you stop.

• Limit the alcohol you drink -- one drink a day for women, two for men.

• Limit the amount of sodium (salt) you eat -- aim for less than 1,500 mg per day.

• Reduce stress -- try to avoid things that cause you stress. You can also try meditation or yoga.

• Stay at a healthy body weight – find a weight-loss program to help you, if you need it.

Your health care provider can help you find programs for losing weight and exercising.

You can also get a referral from your doctor to a dietitian, who can help you plan a diet that is healthy for you.

goes up. High blood pressure increases your chance of having a stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease, and early death.

Most of the time, there are no obvious outward symptoms of hypertension. For most patients, high blood pressure is found when they visit their health care provider or have it checked elsewhere. Because there are no symptoms, people can develop heart disease without knowing it.

Learn to live tobacco free

Get rid of all your cigarettes just beicotine addiction is a hard habit to fore the quit date. Remove anything that break, but its well worth the effort. To be smells like smoke, such as ashtrays or successful, you must really want to quit. clothes.

Find activities to focus your hands and mind such as card games or crossword Ready to Quit? puzzles.

Set a quit date, and quit completely.

Begin reducing your cigarette use before Reward yourself for meeting shortterm goals. Every day, put the money this date. Remember, there is no safe level of cigarette smoking. Even one puff you normally spend on cigarettes in a jar.

Later, buy something you like. will make you crave more.

List the reasons you want to quit with Don’t over-think the future. Take it one day at a time. both short- and long-term benefits for You don’t need to do this by yourself. you and your family.

Enroll in Reid’s Learning to Live To Identify times you are most likely to bacco Free program led by past tobacco smoke. Do you smoke when feeling stressed? While drinking coffee or alco- users. It is designed to provide you the support and guidance needed to help you hol? While driving? Develop strategies to do something different at those times. quit. To enroll, or for more information, For example, drink tea, take a walk, eat a call 765-983-3358.

If at first you don’t succeed, try again. piece of celery or hard candy.

Let your friends know you’ve stopped Most people who have quit smoking were unsuccessful at least once in the smoking. It’s helpful if they know what past, so don’t get discouraged if you you are going through, especially when aren’t able to quit smoking the first time. you’re grumpy.

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ing stents and bypasses, Choudary said. “It’s pretty valuable to have one, even if you are asymptomatic,” Choudary said of the scans.

“It’s a good screening test for those who are at intermediate risk of heart disease, those who are ages 40 to 60 with a little high cholesterol, maybe a little high blood pressure.”

A heart scan helps assess a patient’s risk for cardiac disease over the next 10 years.

It’s especially important for patients who have some risk factors like a family history of heart disease, smoking, high cholesterol, excess weight or lack of exercise. “If you’re a man aged 50 and you smoke, you’re already at risk of heart disease,” Choudary said. “Hopefully the test can lead you to reduce those risks.”

The price of scans just recently dropped from $49 to $29.

15 minutes could save your life Donna and Jeff Mathews were scheduled last fall to have $49 heart scans offered at Reid Hospital, but Jeff’s problems didn’t wait for the low-cost test.

A tingling in his hand and a near black-out sent Mathews to the hospital a week before the heart scan was to happen. Doctors determined Mathews had 95 percent blockage in the “widow-maker” vessel of his heart.

Mathews, 52, of Liberty, who is varsity baseball coach at Union County High School, had a stent placed in the vessel and is now at work as Union County’s area planning director.

“Donna also had the scan and she was

fine. You’d be foolish not to have it done,” Mathews said. “Reid is a very good heart hospital. I had no idea how much stuff they do there.”

Reid began offering low-cost heart scans in February, 2011, said Dr. Jithendra Choudary, an interventional cardiologist. The price of the scans just recently dropped from $49 to $29.

In the program’s first eight months, nearly 3,000 patients had heart scans, with 75 needing additional procedures, includ-

Scans provide a score. Scores of one to 10 are low risk, but those patients could take steps to improve their score through diet, exercise and cholesterol testing, Choudary said. If your score is between 11 and 100, you’ll be advised to consult with your family doctor about your general health, including heart health. A score in 100-400 range indicates a moderate to high risk of heart disease and requires more testing, such as a stress test and possibly cardiac catheterization. A score of 400 or more is a red flag for heart disease.

Heart scans are non-invasive and quick.

They don’t require changing your clothes or a physician’s order. The CT scanner does all the work. “You hold your breath for 15 seconds. There’s nothing to it.” Choudary said.

Results are sent in the mail, generally within 7 days or less, along with next-step recommendations.

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Reid Foundation is committed to placing 225 AEDs throughout our community and the region Reid serves. Reid has donated AEDs in six counties.

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What to expect if you have a heart attack First, the assessment

A doctor or nurse will perform a physical exam and listen to your chest using a stethoscope. The doctor may hear abnormal sounds in your lungs (called crackles) or a heart murmur. You may have a rapid pulse. Your blood pressure may be normal, high, or low.

A troponin blood test can show if you have heart tissue damage. This test can confirm that you are having a heart attack. A coronary angiography is often done right away or when you are more stable. You may also have tests such as an electrocardiogram (ECG) which can help your doctor decide which treatments you need next.

Other tests to look at your heart that may be done while you are in the hospital include echocardiography, an exercise stress test and/or a nuclear stress test.

You will most likely first be treated in the emergency room.

• You will be hooked up to a heart monitor, so the health care team can look at how your heart is beating.

• The health care team will give you oxygen so that your heart doesn’t have to work as hard.

• An intravenous line will be placed into one of your veins. Medicines and fluids pass through this IV. • You may get nitroglycerin and morphine to help reduce chest pain.

Abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias) are the leading cause of death in the first few hours of a heart attack.

EMERGENCY TREATMENTS Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. Usually a small, metal mesh tube called a stent is placed at the same time.

• Angioplasty is often the first choice of treatment. It should be done within 90 minutes after you get to the hospital, and no later than 12 hours after a heart attack.

• A stent is a small, metal mesh tube that opens up (expands) inside a coronary artery. A stent is often placed after angioplasty. It helps prevent the artery from closing up again.

You may be given drugs to break up the clot. It is best if these drugs are given within 3 hours of when you first felt the chest pain. This is called thrombolytic therapy.

Some patients may also have heart bypass surgery to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. This procedure is also called open heart surgery.

AFTER YOUR HEART ATTACK The following drugs are given to most people after they have a heart attack. These drugs can help prevent another heart attack. Ask your doctor or nurse about these drugs: • Antiplatelet drugs (blood thinners) such as aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), or warfarin (Coumadin), to help keep your blood from clotting.

• Beta-blockers and ACE inhibitor medicines to help protect your heart.

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• Statins or other drugs to improve your cholesterol levels.

You may need to take some of these medicines for the rest of your life. Always talk to your health care provider before stopping or changing how you take any medicines. Any changes may be life threatening.

After a heart attack, you may feel sad. You may feel anxious and worry about being careful in everything you do. All of these feelings are normal. They go away for most people after 2 or 3 weeks. You may also feel tired when you leave the hospital to go home.

Most people who have had a heart attack take part in a cardiac rehab program.

While under the care of a doctor and nurses, you will: • Slowly increase your exercise level, • Learn how to follow a healthy lifestyle.

A heart attack is traumatic with emotional side effects. Look for support groups or similar resources. You may find others to buddy-up with in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

After a heart attack, your chance of having another one is higher. How well you do after a heart attack depends on the damage to your heart muscle and heart valves, and where that damage is located.

If your heart can no longer pump blood out to your body as well as it used to, you may have heart failure. Abnormal heart rhythms can occur, and they can be life threatening. Usually a person who has had a heart attack can slowly go back to normal activities, including sexual activity.

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Reid is home to region’s only ‘24/7 PCI’ provided EKG equipment throughout those areas to better serve all our patients.”

Medics send the EKG data directly to the Because minutes are muscle, Reid HosReid Emergency Department while still at the pital’s cardiac services begin as soon as the scene, Thomas said. The ER staff alerts the ambulance arrives. catherization lab team of an incoming patient Speed is essential because the sooner a so the team can begin preparations before the possible heart attack is identified, the sooner patient arrives at ER. heart-saving cardiac care can begin when the Cardiologists are in the hospital during patient reaches Reid Hospital, said Jeanette the day, and after hours the cardiologist on Thomas, Reid’s cardiovascular service direc- call has 30 minutes to get to the hospital for tor. Minutes are precious in the 90-minute an emergency, Thomas said. “Between the treatment window, she said. emergency responders, the ER staff and phyA patient whose heart muscle is deprived of sicians, the cardiac catheterization staff and oxygen-carrying blood for more than 90 min- the cardiologists, it operates like a well-oiled utes faces a greater risk of permanent heart machine,” Thomas said. “It’s like clockwork.” damage or even death.

The closest PCI 24/7 options are in larger Reid continually works to shorten its response metropolitan areas like Dayton, Muncie, time within the 90-minute window for heart Indianapolis or Cincinnati, Thomas said. care, Thomas said. The hospital staff has so far However, reaching hospitals that far away, shaved its mean response time, which is also even when flown by helicopter, uses valuknown as “door to balloon time,” to just 64 able minutes in the 90-minute treatment time minutes on average, she said. window, she said.

Reid Hospital has percutaneous coronary Reid Hospital has 12 cardiologists on staff, intervention services (PCI) 24 hours a day, including three interventional cardiologists, seven days a week, Thomas said. PCI is the two electro-physiologists and invasive and treatment procedure that unblocks narrowed general cardiologists. coronary arteries without surgery. Balloon angioplasty pushes back the plaque blockage and then a stent is inserted to keep the vessel open.

Patient heart care starts when medics arrive at the scene and attach an electrocardiogram unit to check heart rhythms for signs of a heart attack. Electrocardiogram equipment, supplied through Reid’s $1 lease program, rides along with medics from a dozen area ambulance services.

“We are a small community hospital but we have a large service area of seven counties, including towns in Ohio,” Thomas said. “We’ve

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ance of morbidity, including reoperation, kidney failure, wound infection, stroke, prolonged ventilation/intubation).

• Optimal surgical technique – use of the For the second time, the Reid Heart & Vascular Center’s heart surgery program has received the highest internal mammary artery.

• And proper use of medications before rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), putting the Reid program in its top 12% nationally. and after surgery.

“This three-star rating reflects the comthey provide a level of care that is second The STS uses a comprehensive rating sysThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a mitment of our surgeons and cardiologists to none. The communities we serve can tem that allows comparisons of the quality not-for-profit organization representing who consistently provide the highest level of cardiac surgery among hospitals across more than 5,800 surgeons, researchers, and continue to be confident that they can of care for our patients,” Dr. Howanitz said. the country. “The cardiac surgery program allied health professionals worldwide who choose Reid to receive top quality care “This recognition is a reflection of what with a dedicated team of providers, at a performance from Reid Hospital was found are dedicated to ensure the best possible is done in surgery, but is also related to nationally ranked facility, and stay close to the care given before and after the surgery to lie in the highest quality tier,” said E. heart, lung, esophageal and other surgical Paul Howanitz, M.D., chief cardiothoracic procedures for the chest. Founded in 1964, home when they find themselves in need from the entire heart and vascular team. surgeon at Reid. The analysis is based on the mission of STS is to enhance the abil- of cardiac care,” said Craig Kinyon, Reid The fact that Reid has again earned the president/CEO. national data from July 2010 through June ity of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide three-star rating is further evidence that pa2011 of approximately 900 programs that the highest quality patient care through The evaluation is based on four key qual- tients who undergo cardiac surgery at Reid ity indicators: participate in the STS database. Approxieducation, research, advocacy and dataHospital receive outstanding clinical care • Low mortality rates mately 75% receive a two-star rating and base review. along with the caring environment that the • Low number of complications (avoid- cardiovascular unit at Reid is known for.”

12% get a one-star rating.

“Our team again has demonstrated that

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Find life savers where you least expect them

Sudden cardiac arrest can strike people of any age, at any level of fitness, in all sorts of situations, and any time of day. In many circumstances, rapid defibrillation may be the only effective treatment. Today’s “talking” AED (Automated External Defibrillator) provides rescue-ready resources to whatever hands are on-deck, without previous training, making just about anybody a potential life-saver in these situations.

Thanks to funding from Reid Foundation’s “I am thankful” campaign and general contributions to the Foundation’s Heart Services Fund, about 225 AEDs are now available in public locations throughout the Whitewater Valley. The devices, which provide vital early defibrillation for cardiac arrest, have been delivered to schools, libraries, local government offices, not-for-profit organizations and emergency responders located in areas of eastern Indiana and west central Ohio, Foundation director Jason Troutwine said.

The Cardiac Science “devices” talk a user through the steps that will allow an untrained person to not only apply and use the AED, but also perform the basic steps of CPR. “Typically AEDs must be operated by CPR-trained personnel,” said Pat Murrah, RN and coordinator of Reid’s Community Benefit program. In the Cardiac Science model, all that knowledge and expertise is in the circuitry. Once the defibrillation pads are applied, the AED determines if a shock is required and administers it if it’s needed.

Voice prompts talk rescuers through all the steps, including CPR. “Anyone who can follow a few simple steps of spoken instruction can operate this unit,” Murrah said, “The AED instructs the user clearly and concisely in a proven process.”

“This year, funds raised at the Red Dress Ball will help Reid Foundation purchase these life-saving machines located throughout our community,” said Troutwine.

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Cambridge City Police Dept.

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Centerville Hagerstown Police Dept.

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How can I support this fund?

Reid Hospital Foundation

First, attend the Red Dress Ball! Register at ReidRedDressBall.org. It’s a fun way to help save lives. Can’t attend? Make a donation online at ReidFoundation.org.

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The Red Dress Ball celebrates women’s heart health. A red dress is encouraged, but not required.

Rhythm Management

“There was never any question that I’d go to Reid.”

— Samantha Martin

After heart surgery, patient is dancing again Samantha “Sam” Martin had tried for years to improve her heart health, but to no avail. “I’d already lost 25 pounds and tried a number of medications for my high blood pressure and high cholesterol,” explains Sam, a systems analyst at Belden in Richmond. “My doctor recommended the Heart CT Scan at Reid, and that seemed like a good next step to figure out what was going on.”

Sam underwent the painless, 15-minute procedure just before Thanksgiving 2010. Despite having no outward symptoms of heart disease, such as chest pain or shortness of breath, the results were not good. She had significant calcium buildup in her heart’s arteries, indicating the presence or risk of heart disease. Sam’s physician, Dr. Howard Deitsch, sent her back to Reid for an electrocardiogram and stress test. “I flunked both of them!” she says.

A heart catheterization procedure a few days later detected significant blockages in Sam’s arteries. Immediately afterward, she met with Dr. E. Paul Howanitz, chief cardiothoracic surgeon

at Reid. “Dr. Howanitz said I was at high risk for a major heart attack and recommended I have bypass surgery as soon as possible,” Sam recalls. “I was so shocked, I couldn’t fully absorb what he was saying. I asked him if I could think about it, but I knew I didn’t have a choice. I needed to have that surgery.”

Following the successful quadruple bypass, Sam underwent 12 weeks of cardiac rehab at Reid and is feeling good. She has since returned to work — and to the dance floor.

“A few of my friends seemed surprised that I was having my bypass surgery at Reid,” Sam says. “I said, why would I want to drive to Indianapolis when we have one of the best cardiac centers around? Dr. Howanitz was wonderful, and everyone at Reid was very gracious and kind. There was never any question that I’d go to Reid.”

For more information about Reid Heart & Vascular Center, call (765) 983-3255. To schedule a $29 heart scan, call (765) 983-3358.

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