Cardiovascular disease: know your risk profile
Here’s why you need to look after your cardiovascular health.
Signs and symptoms of a stroke and heart attack
September is heart and stroke awareness month. Living healthily, including taking regular exercise and eating a balanced diet, will go a long way to reducing the risk of lifestyle diseases including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.
In a heartbeat – implanting a pacemaker is not as dramatic as it sounds
Pacemakers are often used to treat a slow heartbeat. Here’s what you should know about the procedure.
Heart attack vs cardiac arrest
Learn the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest.
Non-surgical heart valve repair
Read more about the groundbreaking procedure at Mediclinic Panorama.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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The only one in Africa and one of only 13 in the world, the P-I BrÅnemark Institute of Excellence at Mediclinic Morningside, specialises in facial reconstruction.
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Our world-class neonatal units feature high frequency oscillatory ventilators to minimise lung trauma in premature babies.
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Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in Southern Africa.
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A baby has a 70% better chance of surviving a motor vehicle accident if in a secure car seat and properly restrained.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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A baby weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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We have backup generators for our backup generators so that we can provide uninterrupted expert care.
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Mediclinic is one of the three leading private hospital groups in Southern Africa and the sixth largest private healthcare group in the world.
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Exercise after a heart attack, rebound headaches and blood thinners
When is it okay to start exercising after a heart attack? And could painkillers be causing this reader’s headaches?
Heart disease and strokes
Here’s the crux: cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the developed world, and it develops silently and quietly inside us. But it is easily detectable if we simply take the time to look out for ourselves.
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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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An orange has over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids, providing anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and blood clot-inhibiting effects.
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Mediclinic Cape Town is accredited as a mother and baby friendly institution, having scored 100% at a recent external review.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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The only one in Africa and one of only 13 in the world, the P-I BrÅnemark Institute of Excellence at Mediclinic Morningside, specialises in facial reconstruction.
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We have backup generators for our backup generators so that we can provide uninterrupted expert care.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in Southern Africa.
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Heart palpitations
While palpitations are not necessarily serious and can happen to us as a result of things like stress, it can also signal arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, and should be checked by a doctor.
Regulating your heart beat
Dizziness, shortness of breath and fatigue are often tell-tale signs that your body is not getting enough blood and oxygen. This can result from your heart beating irregularly or too slow because of the electrical pulses signalling contraction not being conducted properly across the heart muscle.
Heart attack
A heart attack occurs when one of the arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked by a blood clot.
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