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The Cardiology Department in University Hospital Galway has become the first department in Ireland to use ground-breaking cardiology technology, which will significantly improve the detection of cholesterol build narrowings within the coronary artery.

Cardiovascular disease remains the single biggest killer in County Mayo, accounting for 40 per cent of all deaths, according to local heart charity Croí. The good news is however, that early detection and management of risk factors can help reduce the number of deaths and increase how long people live.

As revealed in the Advertiser week, top American medical firm Abiomed has said it hopes to create some 250 jobs in Athlone over the next five years, with the support of the IDA.

Next week, September 22 to 29, is Healthy Heart Week. One of the best ways to prevent heart disease is to keep your cholesterol at a healthy level. The following information will outline ways to help you do this.  

For the month of January, the Boots Healthy Heart Service is available for an introductory offer of €20 (normal price €40).

Heart Smart is a free cardiovascular check up that is available to everyone over 40 years who has not attended a GP in the last year for a cholesterol check. It will be held on Tuesday March 24 in Cosgallen from 9.30am to 4pm.

The Irish Heart Foundation is calling on the nation to buy a heart for €2 on Happy Heart Weekend from May 14 to 16 to help save more lives. Every year an estimated 5,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest in Ireland – that’s 13 lives lost every day.

A MEDICAL devices group based in Ballybrit has raised $17.3 million (€12.4 million) in funding to launch the company’s first product — a coronary stent designed to prevent blockages of smaller arteries feeding the heart.

The creation of 250 jobs by an American medical firm which were expected for early in the new year, will now have to wait indefinitely after the parent company got its feet chilled by the present economic climate.