Dr. Christopher Thompson, Cardiologist, Vancouver, BC

Dr. Christopher Thompson Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Thompson is a Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC) and an Attending Cardiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital, where he was also the Director of the Cardiac Echo Laboratory from its inception in 1986 to 2010 and the Director of Cardiology Research from 1994 to 2001. He served as a Medical Advisor to Cardiac Services BC from 2008 to 2013. Dr. Thompson received his Internal Medicine and Cardiology training at St. Paul’s Hospital (UBC) and his Cardiology Research training and Echocardiography Fellowship at Foothills Hospital, University of Calgary working with Drs. Eldon Smith and John Tyberg. His current research interests focus on multimodality imaging to support structural heart disease intervention and utilizing cardiac registries to improve cardiovascular outcomes. Dr. Thompson is a reviewer for many cardiology journals and belonged to the scientific review committee of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and the Yukon. He directed a cooperative cardiology clinical trials group at St. Paul’s Hospital that evaluated emerging therapies, therapeutic strategies and devices in cardiac patients. He currently serves as the Chief Scientific Officer of PHEMI Health Systems, a Vancouver process automation and analytics company that unlocks patient data to improve clinic productivity, patient outcomes, and medical research.

Dr. Christopher Thompson , Cardiologist, Vancouver BC Is in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Dr. Christopher Thompson , Cardiologist, Vancouver BC is in good standing with the   Canadian Cardiovascular Association and the Canadian Medical Association

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Dr. Christopher Thompson , Cardiologist, Vancouver BC

( Dr. Christopher Thompson, Cardiologist, Vancouver, BC) is in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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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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