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Contact: Daniel Keeney, APR
DPK Public Relations
832.467.2904
dan@dpkpr.com
Three Clinics Achieve Certification as SHAPE/HeartHealth Centers
of Excellence
Clinics in Virginia and Missouri recognized for efforts to prevent
first heart attacks
HOUSTON, October 4, 2010 – SHAPE, The Society for Heart Attack
Prevention and Eradication (http://www.shapesociety.org)
, a nonprofit organization that promotes the early detection and
treatment of heart attack risk in apparently healthy people, today
announced three clinics have achieved certification as SHAPE/HeartHealth
Centers of Excellence. The newly certified clinics are Bon Secours
Reynolds Crossing Imaging Center in Richmond, Va., Bon Secours St.
Francis Hospital in Midlothian, Va., and St. John’s Heart Institute
in Springfield, Mo.
The SHAPE/Heart Health Centers of Excellence initiative encourages
best practices in heart attack screening. To be considered for
SHAPE/HeartHealth Centers of Excellence certification, a clinic must
be committed to improving patient outcomes through early detection
and primary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). Unlike
traditional cardiovascular clinics that are primarily focused on
preventing a second heart attack, SHAPE/HeartHealth Centers of
Excellence focus on the prevention of a first heart attack --
especially in the vulnerable population, those at risk of a near
future heart attack.
“We congratulate these clinics on helping to advance preventive
cardiology through the responsible practice of cardiovascular
screening,” said JoAnne Zawitoski, chairwoman of the SHAPE Board of
Directors. “Through these SHAPE/HeartHealth Centers of Excellence we
are making progress toward preventing and, ultimately, eradicating
heart attacks, but we have a very long way to go.”
SHAPE/HeartHealth Centers of Excellence adhere to the First SHAPE
Guideline for screening to identify hidden CAD in apparently healthy
individuals. The First SHAPE Guideline established standards for the
careful and responsible implementation of scientifically proven
atherosclerosis tests to detect hidden plaque buildup in coronary
and carotid arteries, and recommended the tests be incorporated into
routine screening for at risk men and women as they age.
In addition to the newly certified clinics, other SHAPE/HeartHealth
Centers of Excellence are located in Arizona, Florida and
Pennsylvania.
The SHAPE/HeartHealth Centers of Excellence Program coincides with
SHAPE Provider Certification. For more information about these
certification programs for your practice or hospital, please contact
Dr. Jeff Fine at (803) 360-4756 or
jfine@jandjmedical.net .
About the Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication
(SHAPE):
The mission of SHAPE (www.shapesociety.org) is to eradicate heart
attack by championing new strategies for prevention while advancing
the scientific quest for a cure. SHAPE visualizes a world free from
the threat of heart attack. The goals of SHAPE are to reduce the
instances of heart attack - especially in the asymptomatic patient -
through education programs presented to both healthcare
professionals and the community. SHAPE believes that education and
ongoing research are key elements in the success of programs
designed to go beyond the norm in the early detection and treatment
of cardiovascular disease.
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