Prevention is an important component of your cardiac care

Cardiovascular disease is deadly.
Preventative care could help you avoid extensive treatments, or even save your life.

  • Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death in the United States, killing more people than cancer, stroke, and lung disease.
  • 25% of Americans suffer from some form of heart disease, that’s more than 57 million people
  • One person dies of heart disease every 30 seconds. That’s 2,600 deaths every single day
  • Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for all people over the age of 35
  • Most symptoms of heart disease, like shortness of breath, are easily ignored
  • In 50% of Men and 64% of Women heart attack is the first symptom of cardiovascular disease
  • More than 47% of heart disease deaths occur before emergency medical services arrive
  • Early diagnosis can avoid deadly complications like stroke and hypertension
  • 90% of heart attack victims have one of the top four risk factors for cardiovascular disease: diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking, or high cholesterol
  • Cardiovascular disease costs the nation $300 billion dollars in care each year
All patients receive a thorough evaluation including:
 
  • Comprehensive medical history
  • Physical examination
  • Lab tests (including lipid analysis, HDL/LDL, triglycerides, homocysteine,
    C-reactive protein, Lp (a), LDL particle size and concentration)
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Other screening tests as deemed appropriate by the cardiologist