Lake Regional Health System | Thrive | Winter 2018

lakeregional.com 11 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Cardiovascular Screening Lake Regional Hospital Saturday, Feb. 17 CBCO Blood Drive Lake Regional Hospital Monday, Feb. 19 Stress Without Distress Lake Regional Hospital Thursday, March 8 Living with Congestive Heart Failure Lake Regional Hospital Tuesday, March 27 LOVE YOUR HEART Learn more about heart emergencies at lakeregional.com/heartcare . System and Lake Regional Cardiolo- gist Zubair Khan, M.D., FACC. “It was absolutely wonderful care,” Melissa says. “The doctors and nurses kept us updated, answered our ques- tions, took time to explain things.” “All of them were very personable, not just professional,” Keith adds. Tests Dr. Khan ordered revealed Keith had significant blockages and needed open-heart surgery. Lake Regional Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeon Charles Canver, M.D., FACS, DON’T MISS OUT! Keep up with Lake Regional events and explore our many support groups at lakeregional.com/events . Expert heart care: Keith Campbell, center, received heart-saving care from Lake Regional Cardiologist Zubair Khan, left, and Lake Regional Cardiovascular–Thoracic Surgeon Charles Canver. performed the operation, which created three new paths for blood to flow to Keith’s heart — or triple coronary artery bypass grafting. Lucky to be alive Surgery went well, and just one month later, Keith was released to return to work. He is thankful that Melissa encouraged him to seek care and that his delay didn’t cost him his life. “I always heard a heart attack felt like an elephant sitting on your chest, but that wasn’t it for me,” he says. “I really didn’t feel too bad. But there was no reason for me not to go get checked out. I was just being stubborn.” Melissa smiles. “He’s lucky to be here,” she says.