SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan \u2013 Hurley Medical Center is offering free teen heart screenings Saturday at Swartz Creek High School. <\/p>\n
The Teen Health Check would be for Genesee County high school students ages 13 to 19 and would offer an in-depth heart screening that includes a medical history, blood pressure check and ECG. <\/p>\n
The screenings take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Swartz Creek High School gymnasium, 1 Dragon Dr. <\/p>\n
Echocardiograms will also be provided, if needed. The screening looks for evidence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a serious condition that can cause sudden cardiac death in young athletes as well as in students engaging in physical activity or exercise. <\/p>\n
Dr. Jim Weber, emergency physician and chief research officer at Hurley Medical Center said the teen heart screening can be very important to catching cardiac issues that might not be found otherwise. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very passionate about this,\u201d Weber said. \u201cWhen you have a kid that dies of cardiac arrest, it\u2019s completely unexpected and without warning \u2026 there\u2019s no way emotional to prepare for that.\u201d <\/p>\n
The screening could also help the students know if they have other non-life threatening heart issues or high blood pressure, he said. A screening like this is not usually done until families think there is a problem and could cost about $2,000. <\/p>\n
The screening is taking place at Swartz Creek High School because the Swartz Creek community knows firsthand how sudden a student\u2019s heart can give out. <\/p>\n
A 15-year-old student\u2019s heart stopped in October while playing basketball in the school\u2019s gym and was saved when coaches used an automatic external defibrillator to restore his heartbeat. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of kids that don\u2019t get this screening test,\u201d Weber said. \u201cIt\u2019s very quick, it\u2019s about 30 minutes. It\u2019s not evasive and it gives us a lot of information that could be life saving.\u201d <\/p>\n
To register call 810-262-9260, then press option 1. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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