Saskatoon doctor checking hearts in Tisdale
September 16 – 20 is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week and a Saskatoon-based cardiologist is coming to the northeast to spread said awareness.
Janine Eckstein is in Tisdale today (Tuesday) and beginning at 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. she will be checking hearts at a farm auction.
This way, busy farmers whose harvest is likely in full swing, will have the opportunity to get checked out at no cost and without any travel or medical appointment.
“I’m doing it to make it more accessible for these farmers who may work 20 hours a day and just can’t find the time to go to their family doctors. I just listen with a stethoscope and check for heart murmurs, as they are a sign that one or more of the valves of the heart have become narrow or leaky,” Eckstein said.