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Consider the Facts

	According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular disease is responsible for one-third of all global deaths (about 17 million people each year.
	Estimates from the American Heart Association (AHA) show that in the United States alone, there were over 4 million emergency room visits and 65 million physician office visits in 2000 with a primary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.
	However, 85% of the global mortality and disease burden from cardiovascular disease (including an estimated 32 million heart attacks and strokes yearly) is borne by developing countries
	According to the WHO, “undetected billions are at high cardiovascular risk ... due to hypertension, diabetes, high lipids, tobacco use, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet".
	In Jamaica and most of the Caribbean, cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death, disability and hospitalization and accounts for a major portion of local and overseas health care spending.
	Hypertension and Diabetes, leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease are prevalent in many parts of the Caribbean, with Diabetes afflicting about 1 in 6 adults in some areas.

June 2, 2008
Dr. Ernest Madu, Chairman and CEO of The Heart Institute of the Caribbean Announces Appointment of B. Waine Kong, PhD, JD as Executive Vice President of the Heart Institute of the Caribbean.

April 06,2008
3rd Annual 3k Walk and 1st Annual Heart Healthy Fair

April 1,2008
Restoring the flow to the heart Beat of Jamaica

January 18, 2008
The Heart Institute of the Caribbean will Perform the First Electrophysiology Program (EP) in Jamaica and the English Speaking Caribbean. This will be on Location at the Head Office in Kingston at 2:00 P.M.

January 1, 2008
From The Heart - ODE Magazine

July 27, 2007
HIC Conducts the First Radioactive Iodine Therapy Treatment Administered in Central Jamaica.

June 12, 2007
Heart Institute of the Caribbean Limited Appoints Dr Paul Edwards Vice President, Medical Informatics and Director of Cardiovascular Interventions and Therapeutics.

June 6,2007
Dr. Ernest Madu Unveils his Vision for World-class Cardiovascular Care at TEDGlobal 2007.

May 2, 2007
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) gets $1 Million in Big-hearted Donation

April 16, 2007
Heart Institute of the Caribbean Limited and Medtronic Inc, USA to Donate Nearly J$3 Million in Pacemakers and Services to Indigent Patients.

March 27, 2007
Dr. Marshall Tulloch-Reid to Present Study on "Type 2 Diabetes Present in Jamaican Youth" at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Sixteenth Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress

March 1, 2007
Dr. Ernest Madu Confirmed to Speak at TEDGlobal 2007.

February 25, 2007
Specialist Heart Care like no other - The Sunday Herald

February 21, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner
My Heart's Not Broken - Jamaica Gleaner

The Complete Cardiovascular Exam - Jamaica Gleaner

August 11, 2006

HIC introduces First and Only Free Standing, Private Out Patient Catheterization Lab in Jamaica

March 2, 2006
HIC to host the visit of Dr. Douglas Waldo, Highly Respected Specialist in the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine

January 5, 2006
Tennessee Governor Bredesen Names Dr Dainia Baugh, President of HIC and others to Boards And Commissions

November 3, 2005
Dr. Ernest Madu Nominated for Gleaner Awards 2005

September 18, 2005
Edward Seaga, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica on HIC

July 24, 2005
Jamaica Observer - Big Potential for Health Tourism

July 13, 2005
Jamaica Gleaner - World Class Heart Center

December 17, 2004
Jamaica Observer - Heart Center Opens
HIC Press Release

 

Ongoing Projects at HIC


Transoesophageal echocardiography in Jamaica

The transoesophageal echocardiogram database was established in 2006. It is updated on a monthly basis. Analysis of data collected from this audit was presented at the 22nd Caribbean Cardiology Conference that was held on July 18-21, 2007 in Martinique. A poster presentation of the same study was mounted at the 52nd Annual Scientific Conference May 3-5, 2007 at the Rose Hall Resort Montego Bay, Jamaica.   »Link to Poster Presentation and or Caribbean Cardiac Society Website with publication of the abstract

Upcoming Projects at HIC

Echocardiographic Normals Study

This study will commence in January 2008. The aim of this study is to determine the normal values for echocardiographic dementions to be used in clinical practice in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Ethical approval has been obtained from the University of Technology and the University of the West Indies.
»Link to Study Background and Eligibility Criteria

Reduced Rates on Cardiac Catheterization

Effective May 25, 2007, the Heart Institute will be offering drastically reduced rates on Cardiac Catheterization... »Read More

Heart Healthy Doctors

Are you a physicians and a member of the Medical Association of Jamaica?  You may be eligible to receive a FREE Cardiac Consultation.   »Read More

Pacemaker Clinics

Do You Have a PACEMAKER or ICD? Have you had it checked recently? Do you go overseas for Interrogation? Don’t take unnecessary risks ! »Read More

What is Heart Disease?

Heart and blood vessel disease—also called cardiovascular disease—refers to problems with arteries. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

Blood vessel disease is most common in the arteries leading to the heart (coronary arteries), brain (carotid arteries), and legs (peripheral arteries). Almost any artery in the body can develop problems, though.

HIC Video Profile

View the Jamaica Information Service Profile on the Heart Institute of the Caribbean, a video summary of the work we are doing in preventing and treating heart and blood vessel disease through leading-edge technology, research and education.  »Play Video

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