Hamilton Medical Center (HMC) will offer its next Take it to Heart Program on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 14 at scheduled times. The program includes a free cardiac risk assessment and information to help prevent future heart problems.
Take it to Heart is a two-part program. The first part consists of an educational seminar in the Brown Auditorium at HMC, presented by Vineet Dua, MD, FACC. The presentation includes education on causes, risk and genetic factors, diet, exercise, symptoms, treatments, and medications.
The second part, held at Hamilton Diagnostics Center, is a cardiac risk assessment including blood pressure, calcium scoring, lab work (total cholesterol and HDL), and body mass index (BMI).
This program is free and open to anyone who has not participated in Take it to Heart in the last five years, is not currently being treated by a cardiologist, has not had stents placed in his or her heart, and has at least two of the following risk factors: Family history of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, history of smoking and being overweight.
A physician’s order for the cardiac scoring is required. Please have your physician send the order to Hamilton Diagnostics Center on or before Sept. 10 in order to receive a free CT scan. Fasting for lab assessment is recommended.
If you would like to attend this event and need assistance with interpretation services and/or auxiliary aids, please indicate when registering.
To register or for more information, call 706-272-6114. Space is limited.