How can you be better prepared
in heart related situations?
How could you protect yourself?
Stay aware with the latest information
Heart Health
Hello! My name is Marco T. Castagna. I am interventional cardiologist with solid clinical and research experience, practicing for over 35 years.
I reached a level of clinical excellence publishing several articles, receiving awards and treating patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) including heart attacks on a daily basis, striving to reduce the morbidity and mortality of these citizens.
I have a clear mission to foster mechanisms for improving processes and tools to achieve these goals. That’s why I’ve created AngelUS.
CAD is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, killing more than 8 million people annually. Every year in the United States, more than 1 million people suffer heart attacks. It kills over 360K.
The American Heart Association says that approximately every 39 seconds an American will have a heart attack. If this happens outside of a hospital, there is a 90% chance they will not survive. Every moment is critical.
This is a situation that might increase as the population ages and becomes more exposed to cardiovascular risk factors.
This chart shows the out-of-hospital sites of cardiac arrest due to myocardial infarction in the US.
Image Source: Dariush Mozaffarian et al. Circulation. 2015;131:e29-e322.
Read More: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/cir.0000000000000152
Don't deny your symptoms
69.4% of heart attacks happen at home, without a doctor around,
and where victims experience only mild temporary discomfort
and have no idea what they’re really going through.
We can help you wherever you are and whenever you need.
But you need to pay attention to the common
Heart Attack Warning Symptoms:
Chest pain or discomfort
Lightheadedness, nausea or vomiting
Jaw, neck
or back pain
Discomfort or pain
in arm or shoulder
Shortness
of breath or sweating
Not caring about these symptoms can be fatal.
Don't run the risk of not getting the necessary
medical treatment in time!
The faster you are diagnosed and treated the more likely you are to survive
Some scientific data
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the international newspaper The Economist and the website Angioplasty.org reported a shocking 800% increase of cardiac mortality at home in NYC compared to the year of 2019.
The same phenomena happened in Lombardia, Italy, according to New England Journal of Medicine research.
COVID-19 and Cardiac-arrest deaths in New York City in February to April 2019 vs 2020
Image Source: The Economist
Cardiac arrest deaths at home in New York City have increased by a startling 800%
Image Source: Website Angioplasty.org
Read More: http://www.ptca.org/news/2020/0408_INCREASED_DEATHS_NYC.html
Cumulative Incidences of Diagnosed Covid-19 and Cases of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)
in Four Provinces in Lombardy, Italy, during the 40 days after February 20 in 2019 and 2020.
Image Source: New England Journal of Medicine - April 29, 2020
Read More: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2010418
