Dr. Graham Wong Bio
Dr. Graham Wong Clinical Professor
Dr. Wong graduated from medical school at UBC. He completed his internal medicine residency at UBC and subsequently completed his fellowship training in cardiology at McGill University. He then pursued a 2-year research fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital with the TIMI Group and completed his MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is also board certified by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
He is the Program Director for the UBC Adult Cardiology Residency Training Program, the Associate Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Vancouver General Hospital, the Medical Director of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCHA) Regional STEMI Program and the Regional Physician Lead for Acute Cardiac Care for VCHA. He is a sitting member of the AHA Acute Care Cardiology Committee and is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UBC.
Dr. Wong has won a number of major teaching awards including the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Distinguished Teacher Award, UBC Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, the VGH Bobby Miller Teaching Prize, the UBC Department of Medicine Master Teacher Award and the UBC Killam Teaching Prize.
Dr. Wong was the Co-chair for both the 2019 CCS/CAIC Guideline on the Management of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and the 2017 CCS/CANCARE/CAIC Position Statement on the Optimal Care of the Post Arrest Patient. He was also a member of the Primary Author Panel for the 2013 and 2018 CCS Guidelines on Antiplatelet Therapy and is a member of the Primary Author Panel for the 2020 CCS/Canadian Neurocritical Care Society Position Statement on Neuroprognostication following Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
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Please contact ( Dr. Graham Wong, Local Cardiologist Vancouver, BC ) to enquire if this health care provider is accepting new patients. 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. It’s normal to feel stressed and anxious about undergoing a procedure for your atrial fibrillation. Everyone does. But keep in mind that we have a whole team of people involved in order to help reduce your stress and anxiety. Coronary artery disease: As plaque builds up it narrows your coronary arteries, decreasing blood flow to your heart. This decreased blood flow can cause chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations and sweating. A complete blockage can lead to a heart attack.
Heart disease symptoms depend on the type of heart disease you have. However, there are some common cardiovascular disease symptoms that many people experience including:
Atrial fibrillation isn't usually life threatening, but it is a serious medical condition that requires treatment. If you experience atrial fibrillation symptoms, consult with your doctor. Your physician may recommend an electrocardiogram to diagnose your heart condition. The goal of atrial fibrillation treatment is to restore your normal heart rate and rhythm and prevent blood clots
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It's important for younger people to be aware of their cardiovascular risk factors, and to do their best to modify them. In particular I think exercise is a critical part of risk reduction, and it's important to have at least half an hour of exercise three times a week. Diet is a big part as well. A low salt diet, low fat diet, high in fruits and vegetables, alcohol moderation is important as well.
And obviously reducing the major risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes control, pays very well long-term dividends. It's important for young people to be informed of their heart disease risk factors and to deal with them before they develop an event rather than after. And, certainly the relationship with their Cardiologist physician is crucial in terms of long term awareness and control of the risk factors.
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