Love Your Heart!
Heart Disease Care
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. But heart disease isn’t just one disease. It’s several conditions that affect the heart’s ability to function normally, including:
- Coronary artery disease – narrowing of arteries
- Heart attack
- Abnormal heart rhythms or arrhythmias
- Heart failure
- Heart valve disease
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart muscle disease or cardiomyopathy
- Vascular or blood vessel disease
Find out more on Mercy.net/Heartplan.
Do you know your risks for heart disease?
Mercy offers $100 Calcium screenings (not covered by insurance/ payment due at time of service). Screenings are non-invasive checks for calcium buildup in the arteries and heart, which could indicate risk of a heart attack.
Patients must be over the age of 45 and have risk factors such as:
- Diabetes
- Smoking
- High cholesterol
- Family history of heart disease
Additional MSU Resources:
Critical Illness insurance:
The critical illness insurance coverage provides benefits for covered diagnosis, including Heart attack, stroke and a partial benefit for coronary artery bypass surgery.
Critical illness plan enrollments/changes may only be made within 31 days of a qualifying life event or during open enrollment (Nov 1- Dec 1).
Employee wellness:
Follow the wellness blog and learn about programs and classes designed to help you reach your health goals, including programming such as : Heart Healthy Desserts – February 14