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Aug 11, 2015 News
Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder was yesterday reportedly admitted as a patient at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) to have a heart rhythm disorder remedied.
This publication was reliably informed that the Minister, who is currently in his late 60s, had complained of chest pains at the weekend and was initially taken to the St Joseph Mercy Hospital at Parade Street, Georgetown, for medical attention.
He was yesterday transferred to CHI, a public/private entity which operates out of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Although CHI officials were tight-lipped yesterday, this publication was able to confirm that the Resident Cardiologist there, Dr. Mahendra Carpen, who has expertise in the area of Electrophysiology, was slated to attend to Minister Holder’s condition.
Electrophysiology is a procedure that caters specifically to heart rhythm disorders, which is in essence an abnormal variation from the normal heartbeat.
Correcting a heart rhythm disorder is deemed a relatively simple procedure which would require the Cardiologist bringing the heart rhythm back to normal.
With radio frequency energy, experts the likes of Dr. Carpen are able to burn specific conduction parts of the heart that cause people to have fast or slow heartbeats that constitute the cardiac abnormality.
An expert in the field related yesterday that, “when a patient suffers a heart rhythm disorder it can be frightening.” It was however pointed out that such disorders can be common as an individual becomes older. The condition is usually not life-threatening, the official assured.
According to reports reaching this publication, the Minister had in the past suffered a similar cardiac-related episode at which time he was treated overseas. Reports suggest that he had on occasions attended cardiac clinics at CHI.
Minister of Health, Dr. George Norton, in an invited comment yesterday disclosed that despite suffering a repeat of the disorder, the Agriculture Minister is in a stable condition at CHI. He however noted that it is expected that Minister Holder will remain at CHI until today to allow for further observation.
In an official comment on the Minister’s condition, Director of Public Information, Imran Khan, confirmed that Minister Holder had complained of some chest pains and is being kept at CHI for 24-hour observation. He said that the Minister was admitted yesterday and is expected to be discharged today.
“He is alert and well and talking and walking, so he is not in any danger, but they have kept him for observation as a precautionary measure,” said Khan as he added, “It is not a grave situation.”
Khan however noted that because of the Minister’s hospitalisation he would not have been able to attend yesterday’s sitting of the National Assembly during which the 2015 National Budget was presented.
Holder was appointed Minister of Agriculture earlier this year following the victory of the coalesced A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change at the National and Regional elections on May 11, 2015.
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