Know Your Numbers
Get a detailed look at your health so you can understand your risk for heart disease, stroke and other serious conditions.
Sanford Health offers The Heart Screen to help you understand your risk for heart disease. To schedule a heart screening, contact our locations in Bemidji, Fargo and Sioux Falls. If you live in surrounding communities, watch for screening events near you.
The Heart Screen
The Heart Screen is recommended for postmenopausal women and anyone age 40 and older who has:
- Family history of heart disease
- History of smoking or are currently a smoker
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Obesity
- Diabetes
Heart screening includes:
- Cardiac calcium score
- EKG
- Non-fasting cholesterol
- Blood pressure
- Body mass index (BMI)
- Framingham score (risk estimate for developing heart disease in the next 10 years)
Get a discount when you get a heart screening and vascular screening together.
Contact us to ask about heart screening availability near you.
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Cardiac Calcium Scoring
You can get a cardiac calcium score alone or as part of the heart screen. A cardiac calcium score is a fast, painless and non-invasive CT scan. It can detect the presence, location and extent of calcified plaque in the coronary arteries - and therefore your risk of heart attack within the next two to five years.
Cardiac Calcium Scoring is recommended for postmenopausal women and people who have:
- Family history of heart disease
- History of smoking or are currently a smoker
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Sedentary lifestyle
To request a referral for a cardiac calcium score talk to your doctor.
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