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Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and it is one of the most complex diseases. However, life-threatening cardiac events often can be prevented through early diagnosis, risk assessment, treatment and lifestyle changes.

UC Irvine Healthcare’s Preventive Cardiology Program focuses on strategies aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease at both primary and secondary levels.

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Multidisciplinary Team

The Preventive Cardiology Program’s multidisciplinary team includes:

• Cardiologists
• Exercise physiologist
• Registered dietitian
• Prevention researchers and specialists
• Disease prevention researcher

People who have been diagnosed with at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia/dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and/or cigarette smoking can benefit greatly from the Preventive Cardiology Program, based at UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange County’s only university medical center.

Our specialists provide patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease with the guidance they need to address risk factors for disease progression and develop preventive strategies and therapies. Our comprehensive risk reduction program uses the latest evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention.

Services include:

• Initial evaluation by cardiologist, plus follow-up to track progress;
• Comprehensive laboratory measures for cardiac risk factors and biomarkers, plus additional evaluation with imaging tests;
• Computerized cardiovascular risk profiles and risk scoring;
• Comprehensive consultation with a dietitian that focuses specifically on managing cardiovascular risk factors and incorporating computerized nutritional evaluations;
• Physical activity prescriptions and consultations with an exercise specialist.

Our specialists see patients on the first and third Tuesday mornings of each month at UC Irvine Healthcare’s Cardiovascular Center, located in Pavilion IV (Building 25) at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange.

To make an appointment, call the Cardiovascular Center at 714.456.6699.

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