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Set Family Access Boundaries in Heart Care
Set Family Access Boundaries in Heart Care
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Understanding Arrhythmias
Learn about palpitations, heart rhythm conditions, and monitoring.
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Patient Preparation
How to prepare for a cardiology visit or procedure.
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Understand ECGs, imaging, lab tests, and common findings.
General Heart Questions
Answers to common questions about heart health and treatment.
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Disease Q&A
Answers to common questions about heart conditions, tests, treatments, and recovery.
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When a person with cerebrovascular disease has difficulty expressing themselves, how can they be involved in communication during a cardiology clinic visit?
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I scheduled a heart test, but then realized I have trouble holding the required position for long. What should I do?
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What should I do if the ambulatory ECG monitoring device becomes loose or stops recording while I am wearing it?
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When multiple family members take turns caring for a cardiomyopathy patient, how can handoff information be shared without missing anything?
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Different hospitals' cardiovascular test reports use different units. Can the values be directly compared?
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What should a person with coronary heart disease do if they discover their medication is lost while away from home, and how can they contact local medical services?
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chen ting
Associate Chief Physician
Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University; Associate Chief Physician; Ph.D. Advisor; Recipient of the Zhejiang Province Outstanding Young Scientist Fund; Executive Deputy Director of the Laboratory at the Cardiovascular Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University; Deputy Secretary-General of the Cardiovascular Branch of the Zhejiang Medical Association; Member of the Youth Committee of the Chronic Disease Rehabilitation Association, C
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Zhang Jinying
Chief Physician
Research on the basic and clinical pathogenesis, as well as prevention and treatment, of diseases such as coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, hypertension, and heart failure Interventional diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, including coronary stent implantation, radiofrequency ablation for rapid arrhythmias, implantation of single- and dual-chamber pacemakers and CRT-Ds, balloon dilation for mitral stenosis, and closure procedures for congenital heart defects
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The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
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The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University is a Grade III Class A general hospital directly managed by the National Health Commission, located in Guangzhou, with four campuses: Tianhe, Lingnan, Yuedong, and Zhaoqing. The hospital excels in liver diseases, brain disorders, and immune diseases, with Cardiovascular Medicine as a key department providing cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment.
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Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
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Peking University Shenzhen Hospital is a modern Grade III Class A public general hospital invested by the Shenzhen Municipal Government and located in the Futian Central District. It undertakes regional emergency and critical care duties and has 56 clinical and medical technology departments, with Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiovascular Surgery as key departments providing cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment.
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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital is a large Grade III Class A general hospital integrating medical care, teaching, and research, located in Guangzhou. It excels in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment, with cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, and pediatric cardiology as key departments, offering services from complex critical care to outpatient and internet hospital care.
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