FREE Heart Screening

Post date: Apr 14, 2014 9:30:01 PM

FREE Heart Screeening For Teens13-19

Screen Your Teen Sunday, April 27•9am to 3pm at Scripps Ranch High School

It’s not a heart attack. SCA is an abnormality in the heart’s electrical system that can be detected

with a simple EKG. But EKGs are NOT a part of your teen’s annual well-child exam or

pre-participation sports physical.

Through our partnership with your school, parents have the opportunity to have their teens screened

at no cost. The screening is completely non-invasive (no needles or x-ray exposure),

painless and takes about a half hour to complete a health history, EKG and echocardiogram if

indicated.You are notified of the results for follow-

up with your own family doctor.

The biggest misconception about SCA is that it

won’t happen to your teen. You have no family

history...your child has no symptoms...your doctor

has not indicated a screening was needed. But

there is a dangerously low awareness of SCA

among parents and the medical community, even

though it’s the number two cause

of death in the U.S. for youth under 25.