Stop the First!

Prevent · Protect · Save Lives

A heart health campaign for the South Asian community

~50%

of heart attacks in South Asians happen before age 55 — often in people who look and feel perfectly healthy. Nearly 1 in 3 people who have a heart attack die before reaching the hospital.

Know your risk factors

Tick every box that applies to you.

Family history of premature heart disease
Excess body weight, especially waist circumference
Diabetes
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Smoking
Physical inactivity

Even one box means it is worth a conversation with your doctor. This list is educational and is not a diagnosis.

Ask your provider for these five tests

1.Lipid profile (LDL, HDL, VLDL) — The standard cholesterol panel.
2.HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c) — Average blood sugar over the past two to three months.
3.Lp(a) (Lipoprotein(a)) — A largely inherited cholesterol particle standard panels miss.
4.ApoB (Apolipoprotein B) — Counts the actual number of artery-clogging particles.
5.hs-CRP (High-sensitivity C-reactive protein) — A marker of inflammation inside the arteries.

$80 for all five tests

$80 for all 5 tests above at any of the 4 Primary Care Clinic of Texas locations.

$79 CAC Coronary artery calcium score (when appropriate) at Plano Heart Hospital.

If you think it is a heart attack, call 911

Chest pressure or pain, pain in the arm, jaw, neck or back, shortness of breath, cold sweat, nausea, sudden lightheadedness, unusual fatigue. Call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department. Do not go to a freestanding emergency room or an urgent care center — definitive cardiac care may be delayed there.

Where to get screened — Primary Care Clinic of Texas

Lewisville
560 West Main Street, Suite 201, Lewisville, TX 75057
972-221-6005
Plano
3900 American Drive, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75075
972-596-6005
Arlington
719 North Fielder Rd., Arlington, TX 76012
817-225-3246
Dallas
10 Medical Parkway, #207, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
214-378-6005