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ANNY SIVILAY
Doctors at Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite recently made a life-saving diagnosis for a North Texas man who entered the emergency de-partment believing he was having a heart attack.
Dr. Prasad Maddukuri was the cardiologist on call when the pa-tient came into the ER and per-formed the heart catheteriza-tion. When no blockage was found Dr. Maria Viqar-Syed was called in.
Viqar said the 53-year-old patient came to the hospital with chest pain and dizziness. He was taken to the CATH lab to make sure there were no blockages in his arteries, and doctors found none. He was then given and electrocardio-gram test, and that’s when doctors knew instantly he has Brugada syndrome. It’s not the fi rst case for Dallas Regional, but it is a rare disorder with an esti-mated fi ve in 10,000 people being diagnosed.
According to the National Orga-nization of Rare Disorders (NORD), “Brugada syndrome is a rare inher-ited cardiovascular disorder char-acterized by disturbances affecting the electrical system of the heart.
Viqar said this syndrome could
lead to ventricular fi brillation, which is a life-threatening rhythm.
“It usually gets diagnosed in adulthood; he was sort of a bit late
for his age in presentation. Then we found out the pa-tient hasn’t had a medical checkup in the past and never sought medical advice until he started having chest pains,” she said. “His EKG showed
classic Type 1 Brugada pattern.”
According to NORD, reports have suggested
that Brugada could be responsible for up to 20 percent
of sudden deaths in patients with structurally normal hearts. It can present itself as sudden unex-pected nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS), which is prevalent in Southeast Asia, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
“Not only did we correctly diag-nosed him, identifi ed this disorder for him, did an EP (electrophysiol-ogy procedure) study, we gave him a defi brillator to prevent his risk of
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MesquiteNewsAfter-school
program improved
25 elementary sites may get new program
Former city employee voices concerns about
Polo Ridge development
Retired deputy city manager and civil engineer Jerry Dittman went before the City Council Mon-day night to voice his concerns on the Polo Ridge Development agree-ment.
He said the agreement “guts” the city’s drainage ordinance, which
was written to protect residents from fl ooding, adding that the city has spent tens of millions of dollars correcting past drainage issues.
“Those subdivi-sions constructed under the current ordinance have expe-rienced fl ooding. The infrastructure standard in exhibit D, as currently written in the agree-ment, all but guarantees that your
future citizens in Polo Ridge, whom you plan to burn with the PID assessment, will frequently experience fl ood-
ed streets and sometimes fl ooded homes and property
damage,” Dittman said.He pointed out several
deviations from current ordinances in the Polo Ridge agreement.
Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Casper asked the city’s Public Works staff
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The Mesquite ISD Board of Trustees recent-ly approved awarding a before- and a f t e r - s c h o o l program for students at Mesquite ISD’s 25 elementary campuses that do not currently have programs.
Chief of Governmental Affairs Ja-rod Mendenhall reported that there are currently eight elementary sites in MISD that have the After School Adventures program, which is offered
through the Mesquite Park and Recre-ation Department, and Hanby Elemen-tary is under the YMCA.
With eight campuses already cov-ered, he said they looked at other programs for the other elementary sites and made a request for propos-al and received four responses. MISD administration recommended Right At School as the vendor to run their program, which would start in the fall.
“It’s a turnkey process. They will provide staffi ng at each of the sites. They’ll include the process of back-ground checks, training and oversight, and they will also hire regional direc-tors for each site, which will include three to four schools,” he said.
Right At School will also handle
through the Mesquite Park and Recre-
“We’re not about making money from this program so our plan would be to return it as scholarships for kids whose parents may need a little extra money.”– DAVID VROONLAND,
SUPERINTENDENT
Jarod Mendenhall
“At no time will we approve or will developers and engineers want to approve any drainage structure or drainage system that could possibly fl ood someone’s home.”
– CLIFF KEHELEY, MESQUITE CITY MANAGER
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City manager addresses drainage ordinance
was written to protect future citizens in Polo Ridge, whom you plan to burn with
ed streets and sometimes fl ooded homes and property
Jerry Dittman
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This month’s Town Hall Tuesday focused on Neighborhood Vitality, which is reaching out to neighbor-hoods, fi nding solutions and ways that residents can empower them-selves to solve problems.
City Manager Cliff Keheley said the city has seen its neighborhoods age and portions of the city fall into decline, but it’s not something city staff, code enforcement or police can do alone; it takes a team effort, and the city is taking that effort now to work with neighborhoods to educate and engage residents.
Neighborhood Vitality Manager Yolanda Wilson went over what the mission Neighborhood Vital-ity, the levels of en-gagement and how residents can get involved.
“The mission for Neighborhood Vitality is to provide a platform, whether it be training, advocating for some type of funding, presenting data that I collect from you all, to anything that is available that I feel can connect a problem to a solution,” she said. “So (the goal)
is to cultivate local stakeholders, to improve quality of life in their neigh-borhood with the goal of advancing the long-term vitality of the commu-nity.”
Wilson named four levels of com-
Crime Relationships Sustainability CulturalConnectivity
■ Active ■ Non-Active
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
ENGAGEMENT IMPACT
CHART PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF MESQUITE
Data compares the differences between active and non-active neighborhoods in Mesquite.
Neighborhood vitality focus
of Town Hall Tuesday
City staff emphasizes
importance of getting involved
Neighborhood
VIDEO STILL FROM TOWN HALL TUESDAY: NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY
Above, Crime Prevention Offi cer Torrey Rhone shares a few programs in which residents
can get involved to help build relationships and
community within their neighborhood. At left, Neighborhood Vitality Manager Yolanda Wilson talks
about what Neighbor-hood Vitality is and
how residents can get
involved.
“We have our communities here in the City of Mesquite but we always miss that key element of community which is unity. Our neighborhoods are dysfunctional to a certain extent because we don’t talk to one another anymore.”
– OFFICER TORREY RHONE
Neighborhood Vitality Manager Yolanda Wilson went over what the mission Neighborhood Vital-ity, the levels of en-
build relationships and community within their
neighborhood. At left, Neighborhood Vitality Manager Yolanda Wilson talks
about what Neighbor-hood Vitality is and
how residents can get
Medicalcenter
makes rare diagnosis
North Texas resident gets life-saving treatment
Learn more about Brugada Syndrome at rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/brugada-syndrome.
FYI
X-RAY COURTESY OF DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Brugada patient’s X-rays of the right and left coronary.
formed the heart catheteriza-tion. When no blockage was found Dr. Maria Viqar-Syed
Viqar said the 53-year-old patient came to the hospital with chest pain and dizziness. He was taken to the CATH lab
for his age in presentation. Then we found out the pa-tient hasn’t had a medical checkup in the past and never sought medical advice until he started having chest pains,” she said. “His EKG showed
classic Type 1 Brugada
Dr. Maria Viqar-Syed
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See NEIGHBORHOOD, Page 6A
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