Preventive Cardiology

Protect your heart before problems start.

At Valley Health, our preventive cardiology team helps you lower your risk of heart disease through early detection, lifestyle changes, and personalized care.

What is Preventive Cardiology

Preventive cardiology focuses on identifying and managing risk factors before they lead to heart disease. Some risks—like high blood pressure or cholesterol—can be treated. Others, such as family history or genetics, can’t be changed, but knowing about them helps us catch issues early.

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Know Your Risk Factors

Lifestyle Medical conditions Family history
  • Obesity
  • Sedentary
  • Tobacco use
  • Alcohol use
  • Drug Use
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Diabetes
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Sudden cardiac death
  • Early cardiovascular disease (men under 55 years old, women under 65 years old)
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Bicuspid aortic valve

How We Evaluate Your Heart Health

Physical exam: Body mass index, Blood pressure, Murmurs

Lab testing: Cholesterol panel, Genetic testing, Inflammatory markers such as CRP

Cardiovascular testing: EKG, AAA screen , Carotid IMT, Coronary calcium score , Echocardiogram

How We Help You Lower Your Risk

Treating Modifiable Risk Factors:

  • Hypertension – medications and lifestyle changes
  • Cholesterol – medications and lifestyle changes
  • Obesity – medications, lifestyle changes and surgery
  • Smoking cessation – medications and clinic evaluation
  • Treat sleep apnea – sleep clinic
  • Exercise – at least 150 minutes of exercise a week
  • Diabetes – Keep A1c under 7.0 and close to 6.0

Managing Genetic Conditions

Common conditions and interventions:

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: EKG, echocardiogram, MRI, genetic testing, medications, or a defibrillator.
  • Bicuspid aortic valve: Echocardiogram, CT scan, genetic testing, and possible valve or aorta treatment.
  • Sudden cardiac death: EKG, echocardiogram, MRI, genetic testing, medications, or a defibrillator.
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Ultrasound or CT scan and possible aneurysm repair

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