Porter Regional Hospital offers a simple, free online assessment called HEARTaware to help you determine your risk for heart disease.
All it takes is an internet connection for a snapshot of your heart health: on your time, at your convenience. As a result, you’ll receive a personalized health profile with your individual risks and some prevention tips.
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the nation’s top killer, taking the lives of 750,000 men and women across the country- and perhaps the most frightening: nearly half of all heart attack victims had no prior symptoms or warning of heart trouble. Yet most heart disease can be prevented and treated.
HEARTaware is easy: Simply log on to PorterHealth.com/HEARTaware.
Provide some basic information, such as your age, height, weight, smoking history, exercise frequency, blood pressure, family health history, past potential heart disease symptoms, and any undiagnosed pain.
If at high risk, a 15-minute follow-up screening is offered. It includes a screening measurements of your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels, and body mass index (BMI) as well as family history and steps to take toward improving your heart health.