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When 74-year-old Minh Lengoc visited Jellie Park for his daily swim on 24 May he had no inkling that his heart was about to stop beating. The retired scientist had spent about 45 minutes swimming lengths in the pool – as he did most days – and was gathering up his gear when he went…
A Christchurch research group whose work has changed the way clinicians around the globe diagnose and treat heart conditions has won the University of Otago 2020 Research Group Award. The Christchurch Heart Institute (CHI) is a group of biomedical scientists and clinicians who have been finding ways to improve outcomes for cardiac patients for more…
Extensive investigations at He Puna Taimoana suggest an electrical interference that caused a customer’s implanted defibrillator to deliver a shock is not caused by equipment used within the hot pools complex. “Electrical engineers have carried out extensive investigations to determine the cause, advising that it is likely that some external source is causing a low…
Urgent investigations are under way at He Puna Taimoana to determine whether there is anything at the hot salt water pools which poses a risk for people with implanted cardiac devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators. Customers with implanted cardiac devices are being advised not to visit He Puna Taimoana while investigations are under way….