SAN ANTONIO — AugustHeart is San Antonio’s free heart screening program offered to area teens.
In an effort to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death in youth, nonprofit AugustHeart provides free heart screenings for teens. Monitoring the heart health of teenagers in our community provides an opportunity to save lives. Over 73,000 teens have been screened since 2011 and 370 lives saved.
Underlying heart abnormalities many times go undetected without the presence of symptoms. Testing students as they enter high school is important, especially for teen athletes who are pushed to a much higher level of exertion. Heart screenings can detect heart issues in young student athletes before it’s too late.
AugustHeart offers free heart screening events where an electrocardiogram (ECG) is performed and, if necessary, an echocardiogram (ECHO). These simple, non-invasive tests allow cardiologists to evaluate the electrical activity of the heart to identify students who might be at risk of a cardiac event.
Free screening events are available for teens 13 to 18 years old. The screening process typically takes 20 minutes per student. It’s recommended that teens are screened twice during adolescence. To find out more information and to register for upcoming screening events, visit augustheart.org.
Visit AugustHeart at the March heart screening event:
Wednesday, March 13, from 2 to 5 p.m.
AugustHeart Office
4940 Broadway, Suite 226
San Antonio 78209
Registration: https://AHMarch2024.eventbrite.com
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