We have a dedicated Heart Health Nurse at both our clinics, so why do you need to a Heart Health Check?
Why do I need one?
If you are 45 years or older (30 years or older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) and have not had a heart attack or stroke, then you are eligible for a Heart Health Check under Medicare.
A Heart Health Check is a regular checkup performed by your doctor. A Heart Health Check helps you to understand your risk factors for heart disease and estimate how likely you are to have a heart attack or stroke in the next five years.
The most important part of this checkup is working with your doctor to manage your risk factors to improve your heart health:
Let’s talk
Your doctor will start your check by talking with you about your heart disease risk factors.
This usually involves having your blood pressure and cholesterol level checked and talking about what you eat, how often you are physically active, whether you smoke, as well as other risk factors for heart disease like your personal and family health history.
Let’s learn
Once your doctor knows your risk factors, they will enter this information into a web-based calculator to understand your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next five years .
Your calculator result will show whether you are at low, medium or high risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
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