The Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon provides information regarding heart attack warning signals and cardiac arrest warning signs:
Heart Attack Warning Signals
Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs
Heart Attack Myths
Are the warning signals of heart attack the same for women? Learn the unique risk factors for women and how to recognize the signs.
The following handouts are available to heart failure patients and their families.
Heart Failure Discharge Reminders
Learn about Home Health Monitoring for heart failure.
Island Health offers the Living Well With Heart Failure video as a guide to living well with heart failure. You can also read the Living Well with Heart Failure - Booklet.
The following handouts are available for Heart Health patients:
Getting Ready for your Electrophysiology Procedure
About Electrophysiology- Study of the Heart
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Going Home after EP Study and Ablation
Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter Ablation for Supraventricular Tachycardia
Cardioversion Pamphlet
AV Node Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Drug infusion testing
Drug infusion testing for heart rhythm conditions
What do my negative results mean
What do my positive results mean
The Heart & Stroke Foundation website has information on medications available to treat various heart conditions including:
Also see: Managing your medications
The following resources provide information on financial options:
The Living Well with Heart Disease – a guide for people with coronary artery disease booklet includes information regarding heart medications for patients and their families.
The following handouts are available to patients to help with cardiac rehabilitation and recovery.
6 Minute Walk Test for cardiac and Respiratory Rehab Patients
Living Well with Heart Disease – a guide for people with coronary artery disease
Heart Failure Booklet
Also see: Cardiac Rehabilitation / Risk Reduction Program
The following handouts are available for heart surgery and procedure patients:
Before During and after Your Heart Surgery
Heart Surgery Care Map
Getting Ready for your Cardiac Catheterization Procedure
Going home after Cardiac Catheterization Femoral Approach
Going Home after Cardiac Catheterization Radial Approach
Vascular Closure Perclose
Vascular Closure Angio Seal
Going Home After Aortic Valvuloplasty
Going home after your Cardiac Biopsy
Medications After a Coronary Stent Procedure
Getting Ready for Your Cardiac Device Insertion
Going home after your Cardiac Device, Pacemaker Implant or Pacemaker Lead Revision
MRI Scan and Implanted Cardiac Devices Patient Information Sheet
MRI Scan and Implanted Cardiac Devices Information for Physicians
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy – A Guide for Patients and Families
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator – A Guide for Patients and Families
Following a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implant
Your shock plan - how to deal with a defibrillator shock
Following a subcutaneous ICD implant
Learn More: BC Heart and Stroke Recovery Road Booklet
The following handouts relate to heart tests:
Public Patient Information - Echocardiogram
MIBI Scan
Tilt Table Test
Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Contrast Handout
Learn More: Heart and Stroke Foundation Heart Disease - Tests
