SafeHeart Health Screens and Wesley Medical Center to offer cardiovascular disease health screens for the community
Hattiesburg, MS – SafeHeart Health Screens, in partnership with Wesley Medical Center, will offer preventive health screens for cardiovascular disease (CVD) on Tuesday, March 3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Institute for Wellness and Sports Medicine on the campus of the hospital.
SafeHeart will administer five separate screens, which can provide important information about cardiovascular health. The tests will screen for carotid intima media thickness, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease and arterial fibrillation. A carotid artery ultrasound will also be performed.
All five screens take only 10 minutes to administer. The tests are painless, non-invasive and require no disrobing.
State-licensed, board-certified interventional radiologists with Comprehensive Radiology Services will review the results. Those results will then be sent to the patient’s home within two weeks.
Mississippi ranks first in the country in deaths from CVD, which is responsible for 45 percent of all deaths in this state. One in five of these are cases under the age of 65. Furthermore, 50 percent of all heart attacks and 65 percent of all strokes have no warning signs. Generally, the first sign or symptom is the heart attack or stroke itself.
Appointments for the SafeHeart Health Screen are limited and required. If you are interested, please contact SafeHeart Health Screens at 601-450-5483 or by email at info@safehearthealthscreens.com.
