Dr. Annie Chou, Cardiologist, North Vancouver, BC

Dr. Annie Chou Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Annie Chou, MD, FRCPC is the director of General Cardiology at St. Paul’s Hospital and also sees patients in the Cardiac Obstetrics Clinic, the Atrial Fibrillation Clinic, and on the wards at St. Paul’s Hospital. She is a member of the Divisions of Cardiology at St Paul’s Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Chou grew up in North Vancouver, starting her medical career as a Candy-striper at Lions Gate Hospital. She completed her undergraduate studies in Honours Physiology at the University of British Columbia, followed by her Doctor of Medicine Degree, Internal Medicine Residency, and Cardiology Fellowship, also at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Chou then worked at Lions Gate Hospital and the North Shore Heart Centre for 3 years, where she started the Rapid Access to Cardiac Expertise Clinic and helped advocate for Cardiac Intensive Care Beds. She was then recruited back to St. Paul’s Hospital as the Director of General Cardiology and is working towards creating and expanding General Cardiology. Dr. Chou was previously active in clinical research but is currently focussing her attention on clinical care. Her clinical interests are in all aspects of General Cardiology, including investigating cardiac symptoms and managing arrhythmias, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, valvular abnormalities, heart failure, and women with heart disease.
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A local cardiologist can also work with your other healthcare providers, from your local registered dietitian to your local Pilates instructor.Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat, also called an arrhythmia, that can increase your risk of heart failure, stroke, blood clots and other heart conditions. A normal heart contracts and relaxes to a regular beat, but if you have atrial fibrillation, the atria (upper chambers) beat out of sync with the ventricles (lower chambers).

During a coronary angioplasty, a thin, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into an artery, typically in the groin or wrist, and guided to the blocked or narrowed coronary artery. The catheter is equipped with a deflated balloon at its tip. Once the catheter reaches the target area, the balloon is inflated, which compresses the plaque against the artery walls and widens the artery, restoring blood flow.

In many cases, the angioplasty procedure is followed by the placement of a stent. A stent is a small, mesh-like metal tube that is inserted into the artery  of the heart after the balloon is inflated. The stent helps to keep the artery open and prevents it from re-narrowing. There are two main types of stents: bare-metal stents and drug-eluting stents. Drug-eluting stents are coated with medications that help reduce the risk of the artery re-narrowing.

Coronary angioplasty is typically performed under local anesthesia, and the patient is awake during the procedure. It is considered a minimally invasive procedure and has become a common treatment option for coronary artery disease. It can relieve symptoms such as chest pain (angina) and improve blood flow to the heart, thereby reducing the risk of heart attacks and other complications associated with CAD. The Canadain Medical Association

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