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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Each year, more than one million people lose their lives from some form of heart disease, some of which may be genetic, and some are the result of lifestyle choices.
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital is a leader in heart care and known as the Cedar Rapids Heart Hospital. People choose St. Luke's when they want the best possible heart care team helping them prevent, manage — and overcome — heart or vascular disease. Since 1978, St. Luke's Heart Care team has performed more than 60,000 open heart surgeries and procedures. Experience results in better outcomes.
St. Luke's can assess your risk for heart problems and give you the tools you need to improve your heart health with these resources:
Heart Check consists of five easy steps to assess the heart. No referral is necessary.
Heart Scan identifies calcified plaque in coronary arteries and survey's heart health. There are no injections, treadmills or pre-test fasting. A doctor's referral is required.
St. Luke's Tobacco Cessation Program offers help to stop smoking.
UnityPoint Clinic - Healthy Living Clinic provides assistance with exercise, nutrition and lifestyle changes.
Your primary care doctor can provide simple blood tests to help you know your numbers and keep close tabs on your blood fats (LDL and triglycerides) and sugars.
PODCAST EPISODE: Know Your Number to Prevent Heart Disease Dr. Richard Kettelkamp, St. Luke's Heart Care Clinic, returns to the podcast to discuss knowing your numbers to prevent heart disease. He and Dr. Arnold discuss blood pressure, weight, cholesterol and much more.
PODCAST EPISODE: Preventive Cardiology Dr. Fahed Al Darazi, cardiologist at St. Luke's Heart Care Clinic, joins Dr. Arnold to discuss what listeners can do to prevent heart disease. They discuss screening, symptoms, how the pandemic impacted preventive heart care and much more.