With this being the month many think about the heart related to Valentines Day a quick note regarding quickly fixing a broken heart seems appropriate.
Our current average time to open a closed heart artery is 41 minutes from arriving to emergency department door at
St David's Round Rock Medical Center. Quicker recognition of symptoms and restoration of blood flow decreases cardiac injury. Potentially decreasing damage from Iceberg sized collision damage to ice cube sized collision.
The biggest time factor is early recognition and getting trained people to help. Find out more signs and symptoms from the
American Heart Association remember the symptoms may not match the movie portrayals of chest clinching.Others may be counting on your help for their heart.
Michael Howell
Director of Cardiology
St. David's Round Rock Medical Center