DO YOU HAVE A STUDENT 13-18 YRS OLD IN NEED OF A HEART SCREENING? DON'T MISS THE NEXT ONE...

The next screening is January 31st

Every year, students die from sudden cardiac arrest due to abnormal heart structure or abnormal rhythms. To help detect young people who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, Beaumont offers free heart checks to high school students that include:

• medical history evaluation
• blood pressure check
• physical examination
• electrocardiogram, or ECG
• echocardiogram, quick look

This type of cardiac screening is generally not included in the routine physical required before participating in school sports. The Beaumont Healthy Heart Check Student Heart Screening is designed for high school students ages 13 to 18. Younger children are not typically screened because structural abnormalities including abnormal heart muscle thickening, which is the most common cause of sudden death in the U.S., do not become apparent until later in adolescence.

Beaumont holds free community screenings on an ongoing basis or you can register for a student heart check at Ernst Cardiovascular Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak for $25. To make an appointment, call 248-551-3731.

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