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                      Heart health is about more than just your heart. Blood pressure, cholesterol, family history and other factors all play important roles in keeping your heart strong. If you have questions about your heart health but aren't quite sure where to begin, Merit Health now has two screening tools to help identify your risk for heart disease.

                      Called My Merit Heart Screen, this cardiovascular heart screening includes:

                      • Calcium score (heart CT scan) read by a radiologist
                      • Blood pressure evaluation
                      • Body composition: body mass index (BMI)
                      • Lipid panel: total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides and glucose (blood sugar)
                      • Electrocardiogram (ECG, formerly EKG)
                      • Peripheral artery disease screening
                      • Same-day results

                      After the screening, you will receive a personalized health report and test results. A nurse will review results one-on-one with you, offering risk factor education and appropriate recommendation(s).

                      Screenings are available by appointment only and can be scheduled by calling (601) 936-2394, then choose option 4.

                      For those who prefer an online version, Merit Health Heart also offers a free five-minute heart risk assessment which will calculate your heart age and offer advice on how to maintain or improve your heart health.

                      Merit Jackson/Vicksburg - Start Assessment
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                      MH Heart logoHeart care at Merit Health focuses on the functions and disorders of the heart and its connected circulatory system. According to the American Heart Association, 84 million people in the U.S. suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, affecting blood flow throughout the body. Cardiovascular disease can lead to heart attacks, strokes or other serious complications.

                      Merit Health offers:

                      • Emergency heart care. If you're experiencing heart attack symptoms, you need immediate care. With multiple accredited Chest Pain Centers, healthcare professionals are specially trained in rapid response, assessment and treatment of heart attacks and other life-threatening cardiac emergencies. If a heart attack strikes, we offer quality care.
                      • Early diagnosis. Advanced medical technology and procedures allow cardiac professionals to detect and diagnose heart disease from the earliest stages, when it can be treated most effectively.
                      • Recovery assistance. After a heart attack or other acute cardiac illness, we provide specially-designed exercise programs and individual support from exercise and rehabilitation professionals to aid in your recovery. Dietitians will help you adopt a heart-healthy diet and help you make healthy habits part of your lifestyle.
                      • Heart disease preventive services. We're dedicated to helping you prevent heart disease through health screenings and education, including classes or other educational events, individual nutritional counseling and more.

                      Cardiac care teams provide heart care services from helping you create a heart-healthy lifestyle to performing potentially lifesaving procedures in emergency situations.

                      Learn more about the heart care team.

                      Do you know your heart's real age? Find out in just five minutes with our free assessment.

                      Merit Jackson/Vicksburg - Start Assessment
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