St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced this morning that defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has undergone a successful Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) procedure at UC Irvine Medical Center in Anaheim.
The procedure, which restores the heart's normal rhythm, was performed by the cardiology team of the UCI Cardiology Department, headed by Chief Cardiologist Dr. Pranav M. Patel.
Currently, Bouwmeester is under the care of Dr. Patel as well as an expert team of UCI Electrophysiologists, including Dr. Michael Rochon-Duck and Dr. David Donaldson.
Upon approval of release by the UCI Cardiology Department, Bouwmeester will be flown back to St. Louis and monitored by Barnes Jewish Hospital and Washington University physicians.
The Blues will provide an update on Bouwmeester's status early next week.
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to sureLoss For This Useful Post:
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden arrhythmic death in patients with different arrhythmogenic cardiac diseases. Because intense physical activity may trigger ventricular arrhythmias and may favour inappropriate shock delivery that impacts quality of life, current international recommendations only give clearance for moderate leisure-time physical activity to patients with an ICD. Hence, athletes are deemed non-eligible to compete with their ICD. The rationale for the current restriction from competitive sports is discussed in this review, as well as new insights that may alter these recommendations for certain sports participants in the foreseeable future. This review provides guidance for the choice of a durable lead and device system, careful programming tailored to the characteristics of the patient's physiological and pathological heart rhythms, instalment of preventive bradycardic medication, and guided rehabilitation with psychological counselling, allowing a maximum of benefit and a minimum of harm for physically active ICD patients.
The Following User Says Thank You to GioforPM For This Useful Post:
That's really sucks to have to be the way you go out from hockey. I'm just glad he's alright, and that he has the best kind of treatment going forward.
And although he wasn't the most stellar Flame in his time here, he was always a solid defenseman. Best of luck in the future JBo!
What a crappy way to end a great career but at least he is alive enjoy your retirement bouw always was a fan of his
Sure, but you know what? Maybe fortuitous too.
It sucks that his career has to end this way (if it does, I'm no expert) but the silver lining in all of this is that this happened to him while he was surrounded by capable medical attention.
Other scenarios and other circumstances and the outcome may not have been this positive.
__________________ The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Locke For This Useful Post:
Yup, my wife had one implanted and it's since saved her life. Unfortunately, this is the end of his career for sure. Assuming the severity of his heart disease, with the new ICD technology, he can still live a long and healthy life.
The Following User Says Thank You to dingdong For This Useful Post:
