Atrium Health extends a cardiac lifeline to residents of Belize


More than 1 million cardiac catheterization procedures are performed each year in the U.S. to diagnose and treat common heart conditions including heart vessel blockages, irregular heartbeats or heart valve problems. It is a procedure often taken for granted.

But imagine none of the medical facilities in the country where you live offered that procedure? That was the case in Belize, a Caribbean country on the northeastern coast of Central America with about 400,000 residents. Until 10 years ago,…

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