How does MinuteClinic® support heart health?
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How does MinuteClinic help patients support their heart health?
A healthy heart is key to healthy living, and as a provider of clinical services, MinuteClinic is here to help when you’re looking for support with heart-related issues and concerns.
At MinuteClinic, our health care providers are here to aid you throughout your heart-health journey. Our nurse practitioners and physician associates can partner with you to provide several related services, such as:
- Testing and screening for heart-disease risk factors
- Monitoring your condition over time
- Offering personalized plans to support a heart-healthy lifestyle
What services does MinuteClinic offer to support heart health?
Supporting heart health can begin with tests and screenings to make sure your heart is in good condition. At MinuteClinic, we offer several types of tests to support heart health, including:
- Blood pressure
- Total cholesterol
- HDL (high-density lipoprotein) commonly known as “good cholesterol”
- Blood sugar
- Body mass index (BMI)
All of these factors play an important role in heart and cardiovascular health. If you do carry the risk of heart disease or have a condition that affects your heart, our health care providers can also:
- Talk to you about how to lower risk factors for heart disease
- Monitor your blood pressure
- Offer post-stroke and TIA (transient ischemic attack) care
- Refer you to a specialist, if required
- Prescribe medication, if necessary
With MinuteClinic Virtual Care™*, you can also experience some of our heart-health services and follow-up appointments from the comfort of your home. Virtual Care allows you to speak to a provider remotely from anywhere and at any time. The convenience of online scheduling and remote appointments makes supporting your heart health simple and easy.
*FOR VIRTUAL CARE: Available in select states for select conditions. Other restrictions apply. See cvs.com/minuteclinic/virtual-care for additional details.
How does MinuteClinic help patients who may be at risk for heart disease?
MinuteClinic offers comprehensive screenings for some of the most common risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure. We partner closely with our patients to help monitor their risk factors and use the results of these screenings and monitoring sessions to make recommendations for our patients. This can include advice to help patients make lifestyle changes or get the treatment they need for a healthy heart.
How do MinuteClinic nurse practitioners and physician associates support heart health?
Our nurse practitioners and physician associates are licensed health care professionals who have the training and experience to help you support the health of your heart. At MinuteClinic, our providers can administer testing and screenings to help you monitor cholesterol, blood pressure and other risk factors that are important for your cardiovascular health. They can even make referrals for further testing and, if necessary, they can prescribe certain medications to keep your heart healthy.
MinuteClinic nurse practitioners and physician assistants are also available to give you advice that can help you achieve and maintain a heart-healthy lifestyle. With our START to STOP® smoking cessation program, you can consult with one of our providers to help you quit smoking and lower your risk of heart disease. Our providers can also help you develop a dieting plan to reduce your blood pressure through our MinuteClinic Weight Loss Program.
How does MinuteClinic help me save money while supporting heart health?
A visit to MinuteClinic can cost much less than visiting an emergency room or urgent care facility.
For routine monitoring visits, MinuteClinic may also be a less costly and more convenient alternative to seeing a specialist provider. Getting regular screenings also helps to reduce your risk of a serious health problem like a stroke or heart attack, which often results in expensive surgeries or long-term hospital stays.
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