Programs and Services

How we can help

When you make an appointment at Saint Joseph’s Heart Center for Women, we take a comprehensive history and risk assessment, as well as perform a physical exam. We provide a full range of preventive services, including a lipid profile, dietary consultation, weight reduction counseling and risk factor education. We also can perform comprehensive ultrasound screening exams on-site. If necessary, we provide further cardiac testing through Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Georgia’s only U.S. top 50 hospital.

In addition to individual consultation and assessments, Saint Joseph’s Heart Center for Women works to educate the community about women’s cardiovascular disease through community events and programs, continuing medical education for physicians who care for women, and research clinical trials available through Saint Joseph’s Research Institute.

How you can help

• Know the signs of heart disease.
• Contact your doctor immediately if you have any symptoms.
• Improve your diet by eating and cooking with less fat.
• Eat more whole grains, fruits, vegetables and fish.
• Exercise at least six times a week for 30 minutes.
• Reduce stress and make HEALTH a priority.
• If you smoke, STOP.
• Have a full lipid evaluation and discuss the results with your doctor.
• If you have diabetes, manage it with proper lifestyle and medications.
• Control your weight.

Who’s at risk for heart disease?

• Women with diabetes or those who need medication to control blood sugar.
• Women who had gestational diabetes or a baby weighing over nine pounds.
• Women who currently smoke or who smoked for more than 20 years.
• Women with high cholesterol, high LDL or low HDL.
• Women with high triglycerides.
• Women with a history of high blood pressure or blood pressure problems during pregnancy.
• Women who exercise less than 30 minutes a day.
• Women who are more than 20 pounds overweight.
• Women with a family history of cardiac, stroke or circulation problems.
• Women over 55 years or those past menopause.

Screening Programs

Saint Joseph’s Heart Center for Women offers the following cardiac screenings :

Plan A

• Computerized risk profile
• Physical exam
• Cholesterol analysis
• Glucose analysis
• C-reactive protein
• Body mass index
• Blood pressure
• Electrocardiogram
• Intensive risk factor education:
• Healthy eating tips
• Weight management
• Exercise recommendations
• Cholesterol management
• Smoking cessation
• Stress management
• Individual consultation with nurse practitioner

Plan B (plan B includes all components of plan A)

• Ankle-brachial index
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm ultrasound
• Carotid ultrasound
• Echocardiogram

For more information, call 1-877-SJH-4HER.