Know Your Heart: Heart Health Awareness

To help people become more aware of their personal heart health, we are promoting awareness of how the heart works and what people of all ages and health levels must do to better manage their heart health.

Starting in February, an educational display will travel throughout the Denver and Aurora areas. This display shares critical information about how the heart works, healthy lifestyles and real-life stories of people affected by heart disease.

Know Your Heart Educational Display Locations

2/2-2/8: Aurora Public Library
2/2-2/25: Macy's at Town Center Aurora
2/5-2/16: Macy's at Park Meadows
2/11-2/24: Smoky Hill Library, Centennial
2/23-4/16: Aurora Chamber of Commerce
2/27-4/5: Denver Public Library
4/19-5/21: Aurora Center for Active Adults
5/22-6/18: Commerce Bank, Aurora
7/1-7/31: Eloise May Library, Denver

 

Partners supplying artifacts and other content include the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Medtronic, Abbott Labs and the American Heart Association. 

For more information about the amazing heart, visit Body Worlds at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science starting March 12.  

Get a jumpstart on your health and find out your heartscore today.

 

Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention

Risk Assessment:

There are multiple risk factors for heart attack and stroke that everyone should be aware of. These include:

• Family history
• High blood pressure (140/90 and above is classified as hypertension, or high blood pressure)
• High cholesterol (240 mg/DL)
• Weight
• Stress
• Smoking
• Fat intake
• Previous stroke or heart attack

It is essential to be educated on what diseases run in your family, as well as the risks that come with your lifestyle choices. Many of the above risk factors can be monitored by lifestyle modifications such as weight loss and exercise. More extreme cases may require medications to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. A close-working relationship with your primary care physician is the best way to maintain control over your health!

Educate yourself on stroke and heart attack symptoms.

 Heart Attack Symptoms

• Chest discomfort
• Pain/discomfort in other areas of the upper body
• Shortness of breath
• Cold sweat
• Light-headedness
• Nausea
• Other symptoms for women may include vomiting, fatigue, abdominal pain or unexplained anxiety.

Stroke Symptoms

• Sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion
• Sudden trouble seeing, walking or dizziness
• Sudden unexplained severe headache

If you or anyone you know is experiencing heart attack or stroke symptoms, call 911 immediately.

Learn more about the heart care conditions we treat.

Get more information about our heart screenings and heart tests and procedures.

Need a doctor? Find a great Aurora cardiologist or cardiovascular surgeon.

Watch our heart care videos for information on heart failure, catheterization and more.

For more heart health information and prevention tips, visit the American Heart Association.