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Are you at risk? Do you need a Heart Health Check?
Media Release - 2 April 2019
Every day 48 Australians die from heart disease; it's a confronting figure.
The Heart Foundation has campaigned for Heart Health Checks because they can save lives. Heart Health Checks can also help to prevent the pain and suffering that people and their families endure after a heart attack or stroke.Professor Garry Jennings, cardiologist and Chief Medical Advisor for the Heart Foundation says the introduction of Heart Health Checks, and better treatments for people at risk of heart disease, could, over the next five years, prevent:
- 76,500 heart attacks and strokes
- 9,100 deaths
Your Heart Health Check could involve:
- Taking your blood to check cholesterol and glucose levels
- Checking your blood pressure
- Learning more about your immediate family’s heart health history (covering your parents and siblings)
- Considering any other health conditions you may have, such as kidney disease or arrhythmias
- Discussing your diet, whether you smoke and how active you are
- Assessing your body mass index (BMI) and waist measurement
- But, how do you know if you need one?
How do you get a Heart Health Check?
Medicare-funded Heart Health Checks will be available from your GP from April 2019.Know more about your heart health
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