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Desert Foothills YMCA to host vascular screenings in Scottsdale
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What: Abrazo AngioScreen
When: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. April 27
Where: Desert Foothills Family YMCA, 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale
Cost: $59, includes consultation
Register: 888-602-3648
Abrazo Health is returning to Desert Foothills Family YMCA, 34250 N. 60th St., to offer low-cost vascular risk assessments, 8 a.m.-3p.m., April 27.
The AngioScreen system can help identify potential risks for peripheral artery disease, heart attack or stroke.
Abrazo held similar screening events in Scottsdale and Cave Creek earlier this year.
Interest in the screenings and support from the community led to scheduling the April 27 event at the YMCA.
AngioScreen exams take only about 10 minutes and assess a person’s circulatory system to provide information about blood flow in the neck and ankle arteries, heart rhythm, blood pressure and fitness. Cost for the screening is $59 and includes a consultation to review results.
Participants get a confidential, color printout with photos of the carotid arteries and exam results. A clinician provides a brief consultation to explain the results, which participants are encouraged to share with their personal physician for follow up.
“It was super easy, so painless and very quick. I really think it’s something make time for out of our busy lives to do something for our health. For the amount if information you get, it’s awesome that something like this is being offered to the community,” said Catherine Spain, who attended an AngioScreen event in Cave Creek in February.
A person can have peripheral artery disease, which could increase risk for heart attack or stroke, and not even know it, explained Abrazo Health Outreach Manager Cindy Roberts, RN.
“Only a physician is qualified to fully interpret the significance of the measurements and ultrasound images in the context of an individual’s personal medical history. The AngioScreen information can be used by participants to share with their doctor and should not replace regular examinations and consultations with their personal physician,” Roberts said.
To register for the Abrazo Health AngioScreen event at Desert Foothills Family YMCA, call 888-602-3648.
