Free Cardiovascular Disease Screening Offered at Northside Hospital

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Northside Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Institute will offer a free screening to determine risk for heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease, or CVD.

Cardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 killer of Americans, according to the American Heart Association. A range of factors can raise your risk of developing the disease and having a heart attack or stroke.

The more factors you have, the greater your risk. It is essential that you measure your risk for CVD, and make a plan for how you can prevent it.

The screening will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 27 on the fifth floor of Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Care at 980 Johnson Ferry Road NE in Sandy Springs.

The comprehensive screening will be administered by health care professionals and will include, risk assessment, blood pressure reading, total cholesterol (HDL, ratio of TC/HDL) and glucose testing, body mass index analysis and a one-on-one consultation with a healthcare professional.

There is no parking fee, and the parking gate will be left open at the Doctors’ Centre 980 building.

The screening is free, but registration is required. Call 404-845-5555 and press “0” to schedule an appointment and for more information.

Visit www.northside.com/980 for a map.

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