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Moapa Valley Progress
The Overton Community Center located at 320 N Moapa Valley Blvd. will host Life Line Screening on Thursday, January 17. Life Line Screening will be screening for blockage in the carotid arteries in the neck (75% of all strokes are linked to carotid artery blockage). They will also be checking the arteries in the legs for Peripheral Arterial Disease or PAD, which is linked to heart disease. They offer a third screening that tests for aneurysms in the aortic vessel in the abdomen and a fourth screening for early detection of osteoporosis. A new screening will include Atrial Fibrillation (irregular heart beat) a major risk factor for stroke.
This is a preventative program for anyone over the age of 40 and it is worth participating in. Your screening results are sent to you within 21 days after they are reviewed by a board certified physician and you are then able to take those results to your own personal physician. These low cost, non-invasive, completely painless screenings take about 10 minutes each. You must pre-register. Please call 800-643-6075 for an appointment or for further information. Informational flyers can be picked up at the Community Center.
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