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The public is invited to Heartbeat 2018 — Intermountain's Medical Center Heart Institute’s Community Heart Fair — on Saturday, February 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray.
Heartbeat 2018 is the largest heart fair in the Intermountain West and offers the community an opportunity to learn more about their heart health with access to some of the region's top cardiovascular experts. Admission is free (and cholesterol screening is just $8).
Why is Getting Heart Healthy Important?
One of the first-time-ever features at the fair is the MEGA inflatable heart, the largest portable walk-through inflatable heart in the world. The MEGA heart provides a highly interactive educational experience that increases people's awareness of America's number one killer: heart disease.
You'll be able to walk inside the human heart, learn about cardiovascular functions, observe examples of various types of heart disease, and see displays of some of the latest medical treatments for heart problems. The MEGA heart is approximately 13 feet high by 15 feet wide by 26 feet long.
Inside you'll learn about heart valves, endocarditic infection, ventricular septal defects, mitral valve prolapse, and thrombus. On the exterior, you'll learn about myocardial infarction, coronary arteries, coronary bypass graft, and coronary stents.
“This is a great opportunity for people to get an initial assessment of where they stand in terms of their heart health,” says Donald Lappe, MD, chief of cardiology at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. “We encourage everyone to take advantage of these free screenings and resources to improve their heart health.”
Other activities and events at the Heart Fair:
The Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute is one of the nation’s premier heart centers, and has renowned heart experts in more than a dozen heart specialties, including artificial heart/mechanical support, heart rhythm disorders, heart failure, structural heart disorders and heart surgery.
Registration is not necessary. For more information, go to:https://intermountainhealthcare.org/locations/intermountain-medical-center/classes-events/heart-fair/