Detecting Heart Disease: Advanced Cardiovascular Screening and Imaging

Special offer: Buy one $99 Heart Scan, get one free.

Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of American men and women. Each year, more than 650,000 people will suffer a heart attack, while heart disease claims the lives of one person every 34 seconds. Almost half of all heart attacks occur without warning and nearly one-third are fatal.

Heart Scan, also called coronary artery calcium scoring, is a scan used to detect heart disease in its earliest stages. Because heart disease is preventable, it is important that everyone knows and can identify the risk factors associated with the disease.

Calcification in the coronary arteries is an early Heart Scan is a noninvasive, high-speed, multislice computed tomography that scans the heart in thin sections, detecting calcium deposits in the walls of the artery. A score is then calculated based on the amount of calcium seen on the scan. The higher your calcium score, the greater your risk for a heart attack.

The Best Defense

The Franciscan St. Francis Heart Center offers numerous state-of-the-art advanced cardiovascular screenings and imaging services to help prevent and treat heart disease. The Heart Scan baseline test is recommended for men over the age of 40 and women over the age of 45. You will receive a customized baseline heart evaluation report that will assess your risk factors and advise you on how to attain good heart health.

The report consists of the following:

• Calcium score of coronary arteries
• Cholesterol lipid profile
• Blood sugar check
• Blood pressure check
• Body mass index assessment
• Customized report by Franciscan St. Francis Health Heart Center
• One-to-one evaluation with a Franciscan St. Francis Health cardiac health coach

People who take their health seriously and look into the risk factors are not only wise but they may be saving their own lives. That’s why we believe this valuable screening should be available to you, your family and all you friends who may be concerned about heart disease.

Buy one $99 Heart Scan, get one free. You can pay at the time of their appointment by check or visa, MasterCard, American express, discover. We do not accept cash at screening locations.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 317-782-4422 or 1-877-888-1777.