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Prairie Heart Institute’s Personalized Heart Health Assessment is an individualized
report about your cardiac health that gives you the tools you need to take better
care of yourself. The Assessment is a physical exam and complete laboratory analysis
that provides detailed information about the heart and possible indicators of cardiac
disease.
Participants receive a 45-minute health assessment conducted by a Prairie Heart
Institute cardiac nurse practitioner. Assessments include: body mass index , fasting
glucose, blood pressure and fasting total lipid panel. A physical exam measures
the function of the heart, lungs, carotids (arteries in the neck that carry blood
to and from the brain) and the extremities.
After the results are reviewed by the nurse practitioner, recommendations are given
to the participant and communicated to the individual’s primary care physician.
If the physical exam shows signs of heart disease that need to be addressed immediately,
a referral is made to a Prairie Heart Institute cardiologist — and appointments
are guaranteed within one week.
For participants who do not require immediate medical attention, but do need resources
to improve cardiovascular health, a comprehensive plan is created. Medical management
of lipids, blood pressure or glucose levels is available at Prairie Heart and the
Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health.
Lifestyle management tools from stress reduction to smoking cessation are available
through the Center for Living —
check out the list of services.
Individuals over the age of 14 who want to learn more about their heart and how
they can take better care of themselves should consider taking the Assessment.
Fee ranges from $50 - $125, depending on whether labs need to be drawn, and is billable
to insurance. If further services are required, additional costs will vary. Financial
assistance may be available.
To learn more or to make an appointment, call (217) 788-0706.
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