Media release from AdventHealth Redmond:
For the month of August, the AdventHealth AngioScreen bus will be available:
Monday, August 4 | 8am to 3pm, AdventHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at Trion
Wednesday, August 13 | 8 am to 3 pm, AdventHealth Medical Group Family & Internal Medicine at Cedartown
Thursday, August 14 | 7 am to 3 pm, AdventHealth Gordon
Wednesday, August 20 | 8 am to 3 pm, AdventHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at Adairsville
An AngioScreen is a noninvasive, 10-minute vascular screening designed to assess your risk of heart disease and stroke. This painless assessment delivers immediate results at the time of screening. An AngioScreen includes carotid artery screening ultrasound looking for plaque (the leading cause of stroke), 5 lead EKG of the heart rhythm, ankle brachial indices and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening. If you have any of the following risk factors, you should consider scheduling your appointment today:
Age 55 or above
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
History of smoking
Family history of stroke
Diabetes
Obesity
Family history of heart attack