SafeHeart Health Screens is a
Mississippi-based company dedicated to
improving the cardiovascular health of
individuals across Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. SafeHeart does this by bringing
mobile GE ultrasound technology into
corporations, organizations, hospitals and
communities, and by offering a quick, painless
and affordable way to test for risk of heart
attack, stroke and aneurysm in individuals
with no apparent symptoms.
According to the American Heart
Association's Heart Disease and Stroke
Statistics, 2008 Update, cardiovascular
disease kills 64% more than cancer.
Even so, cancer screens
are common and often covered by insurance,
while cardiovascular disease screens are neither
common nor covered. This places individuals
wishing to be proactive about their
cardiovascular health at a severe
disadvantage, because the opportunities to
be screened for heart disease, stroke and
aneurysm are very limited. Although 50% of
heart attack victims and 80% of stroke
victims have no warning, you generally
cannot walk into your doctor’s office and
ask to be tested for carotid artery disease
or an abdominal aortic aneurysm when you are
having no symptoms. The doctors will
generally not order the tests nor will
insurance cover them.
SafeHeart Health Screens gives you, your
employees and/or your community a way to
avoid this ‘catch-22’ – we offer you the
tools to be proactive about your health
through mobile screens that serve as
valuable weapons in the fight against
cardiovascular disease.
