Heart Screening
Headed for trouble? Sometimes we need a heads up about the danger lurking ahead. When it comes to your heart, we can help.
You can schedule a screening for only $95*, which includes a CT Calcium Score, EKG and Lipid Profile to help identify your risks for heart disease. Participants must be 35 years of age or older.
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Heart Screening includes:
CT Calcium Score
A Coronary Calcium Scan is a simple test. You’ll lie quietly in the scanner machine for about five minutes while it takes pictures of your heart.
A coronary calcium scan looks for specks of calcium in the walls of the heart arteries. This indicates early heart disease. One of our doctors will study the pictures to see if you are at risk for future heart problems.
Because calcifications are an early sign of heart artery disease, a coronary calcium scan can show whether you are at risk of heart attack before other signs and symptoms occur.
EKG (Electrocardiogram)
A quick and painless test, EKG measures the electrical activity of the beating heart. An EKG provides two useful types of information:
- By measuring intervals on the EKG, a cardiologist can determine if the electrical activity of your heart is too fast, too slow, normal or irregular.
- By measuring the amount of electrical activity passing through the heart muscle, the cardiologist can determine if parts of your heart might be too large, overworked or scarred.
Lipid Profile
The lipid profile can help determine your risk of heart disease. It is recommended that healthy adults with no other risk factors be tested with a fasting lipid panel once every five years. If you have other risk factors, or if you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, more frequent testing is recommended.
A Lipid Profile includes:
- Total cholesterol
- HDL (high density lipoprotein, the so-called "good cholesterol" believed to transport excess cholesterol out of the blood to the liver for disposal)
- LDL (low density lipoprotein, the so-called "bad cholesterol" that transports cholesterol from the liver to the tissues and organs)
- Triglycerides (sugar and fatty acids)
A detailed description of your results will be mailed to you within three to five business days of completing the screening exam.
*Insurance will not be filed
For more information, call 1-800-THE DESK (1-800-843-3375).
