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New device opens arteries


A newly approved medical device to open narrowed coronary arteries, even in heart disease patients with diabetes, is being used for one of the first times in Arizona by Chandler Regional Medical Center. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the Resolute Integrity Drug-Eluting Stent (DES) from Medtronic. “The DES represents a significant advance in the interventional treatment of coronary artery disease,” says Patty White, president and CEO of Chandler Regional Medical Center. “The device’s indication for CAD patients with diabetes in particular really distinguishes it from the alternatives.” Historically, it has been difficult to treat


CAD patients with diabetes because they tend to have smaller coronary arteries and persistently elevated blood-sugar levels, which can increase the rate of procedural complications and long-term safety risks. Caused by a buildup of fatty deposits, or plaque, in coronary arteries, CAD is the most common type of heart disease and the leading cause of death in the United States, killing almost half a million Americans each year. Research shows that people with diabetes have a two- to three-fold increased risk for CAD and two- to four-fold higher CAD morbidity and mortality rates. Learn more information at


www.MedtronicStents.com or www.ChandlerRegional.org or, for a doctor referral, call ResourceLink at 480-728-5414.


EYES OPEN: Watch for all kinds of critters, such as dragonflies, ladybugs and more at the Environmental Education Center. Submitted photo


Community Earth Day, Arbor Day honored Residents can discover ways to live a more


eco-friendly lifestyle while celebrating Earth Day, Arbor Day and the fourth anniversary of the Environmental Education Center (EEC) at Veterans Oasis Park at 4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd., just east of Lindsay Road. The free public event runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Fri., April 20.


Special outdoor activities will include a


tree planting and the grand opening of the new Desert Tortoise habitat. Expect fun and educational hands-on activities, live animal presentations, food and beverage vendors, merchants and prize giveaways. Inside the center at the Owl’s Nest Nature


Store, meet Conrad Storad, a popular Arizona’s writer of science and nature books for children. The award-winning author will be available for book signings of “Arizona, Way out West & Wacky.” Arizona’s State Mammal mascot “JR” the ringtail cat will join Storad. Those attending may also vote for a


People’s Choice award winner among photographs submitted for the EEC’s inaugural Nature Photo Competition. Winning photographers also will receive their awards at a recognition ceremony. The Environmental Education Center


at Veterans Oasis Park is a green facility promoting eco-friendly lifestyles through programs, classes and workshops for children and adults. The EEC is open six days a week: from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Friday; from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The EEC is closed on Sundays and on city holidays. Like all City of Chandler parks, Veterans Oasis Park is open 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., every day of the year. For more information, call 480-782-2890, e-mail EEC@chandleraz.gov or visit www.chandleraz.gov/veterans-oasis.


April 7 – 20, 2012


for centennials The Girl Scouts of the USA turns 100 this month, along with the City of Chandler. This milestone prompted members of Chandler’s Brownie Troop 951 to plant a mesquite tree at Veterans Oasis Park in Chandler. Troop members, the majority of whom


Brownies plant trees


are second graders at Haley Elementary in Chandler, took part in the Arizona Centennial Tree Project sponsored by the Arizona Community Tree Council and the Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. The Tree Council donated 100 trees for the Scouts to plant across the state this month, each one commemorated with a special plaque celebrating the Scouts’ centennial. The troop worked closely with staff at the park’s Environmental Education Center and also completed service projects, picking up trash and fishing line from the lake and making luminarias for the holidays.


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ANOTHER CENTENNIAL: Members of Brownie Troop 951 plant a tree for the Girl Scout’s 100th birthday. Top row: Troop Co-Leader Stephanie Jarnagan, City of Chandler Recreation Coordinator II P.J. Conover, Troop Co-Leader Christina Woosley. Middle row: Kylie Douwstra, Alexis Woolsey, Kyleigh Ganz, Hannah Coyle, Kayden Jarnagan, Madison Wagner. Front row: Jacqueline Everhart, Haley Evan, Bailey Reynolds, Daisy Motes. Submitted photo


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