Carondelet Health Network hosts screening events to help identify risk of heart attack and stroke

TUCSON – Carondelet Health Network is hosting a community health screening event at St. Raphael’s Emergency Center and Marana Emergency Center. Angioscreen, a screening of the body’s circulatory system can help identify risks for heart attack and stroke.

AngioScreen is a low-cost vascular risk assessment system that provides information about an individual’s blood flow in the neck and leg arteries, heart rhythm, blood pressure and fitness following an exam that takes only about 10 minutes. Cost for the screening is $59 and includes a consultation to review results.

The assessment can help provide participants with information about their vascular system that may indicate risk for heart attacks, stroke or peripheral artery disease (PAD). Participants get a confidential, color printout with photos of the carotid arteries and exam results. A clinician provides a brief consultation to explain the results, which participants are encouraged to share with their personal physician for follow up. Participants who do not have a cardiologist will have the opportunity to schedule an appointment prior to leaving the event.

Carondelet St. Raphael’s Emergency Center

7401 S Wilmot Rd, Tucson, AZ 85756

Wednesday, April 8, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Carondelet Marana Emergency Center

5620 W Cortaro Farms Rd, Tucson, AZ 85742

Wednesday, May 6, 8:30 am – 3:30 am

According to the CDC:

• Heart disease is still the leading cause of death for both men and women
• For 1 in 3 women, heart disease is the cause of death
• Someone has a heart attack every 30 seconds
• Someone has a stroke every 40 seconds
• Every year, more than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke
• Approximately 8.5 million people in the U.S. have PAD
• PAD symptoms include leg pain, but up to 40 percent of those with PAD have no leg pain

To register for an AngioScreen health assessment, call 1(877) 649-3236 or Carondelet.org/events.

About Carondelet Health Network

Carondelet Health Network is comprised of Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital, Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital, Carondelet Marana Hospital, Carondelet St. Raphael’s Emergency Center, Carondelet Neurological Institute, Carondelet Heart and Vascular Institute, as well as primary care and specialty physician offices. For more information visit www.carondelet.org.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Angie Bush, Communications, Carondelet Health Network

520-730-3826, [email protected]