With one out of three women dying from heart disease, Lakewood Hospital believes there is a vital need to promote heart health to women, therefore have opened a Women’s Preventive Heart Clinic.
The Heart Clinic will provide a comprehensive screening for women to help them understand the risks of heart disease and how best to minimize those risks. A cardiac nurse will perform a thorough history and physical, which includes:
- Complete lipid profile and blood sugar
- Blood pressure and heart rate
- EKG
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Stress assessment
At the end of the visit the cardiac nurse will give the woman a personalized cardiac health plan and also provide a referral to any appropriate provider they may need.
The cost for the screening is $35. Reservations are required.
Please call 216.529.8500 to make your reservation today.