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Sa mga  Kapuso natin sa PHA, 

Pagbibigayan at Kapayapaan ang diwa ng Pasko. At sa kabila ng mga pagsusubok na ating naranasan, may pag-asa tayong laging masisilayan. Minsan lang 'sang taon maaring diniriwang ang Pasko, nguni't ang taos-pusong pagsasa-alaala ng tunay na diwa ng Pasko ang siyang dapat maghari sa ating mga puso't isip, sa pakikitungo natin sa ating mga kapwa, kadugo o kaibigan.

Maligayang Pasko at Mapayapang Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat! 

Tes Abola

 Please note that the Comprehensive BLS and ACLS Training Course scheduled on December 15-17, 2009 will be re-scheduled to a later date (no definite date yet).

For questions and concerns, please get in touch with the PHA Secretariat (Irene or Myrna) at (02)929-1161 or (02)929-1166.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The Prevalence of Heart Failure in the Philippines is unknown.  The Philippine Heart Association in collaboration with the NNHeS has embarked into a survey that will define the Burden of Heart Failure at least in the National Capital Region.  Lead Author Dr. Imee Caole Ang designated at least 3 physicians who will do history taking and physical examinations of the randomly selected subjects (at least 40 years old) in Metro Manila.  Aside from History and physical examinations, a 2 Dimensional echocardiogram and doppler using a portable machines will be performed among the randomly selected individuals.  This is the first time this kind of study will be done in the philippines.  In addition,  Dr Tess Abola, a member of the steering committee of the NNHeS also included the ultrasound of the abdominal aorta.  This will help in defining the normal aortic diameters among the filipinos and measure the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in the Philippines.  Dr. Eugene Reyes, the supervising author for these 2 landmark studies will update us as soon as the results are available.  Dr. Joyce Jumangit and her group from the council on echocardiography will interpret the results of the studies.