I don have an existing heart condition or any symptoms of heart disease. How can Womens Heart Health at Stanford benefit me?
Women’s Heart Health at Stanford provides a cardiac risk assessment for women without existing heart conditions or symptoms of heart disease. A risk assessment alerts you to your risk factors and helps you manage those risks to prevent heart disease. Your one-hour risk assessment visit is conducted by our nurse practitioner, Mary Nejedly, and includes a full history and physical exam, as well as blood cholesterol and glucose testing. Mary and Dr. Jennifer Tremmel work as a team, so if Mary finds something that is concerning, she will consult with Dr. Tremmel or may even have you come in to see Dr. Tremmel for a full evaluation. Additional diagnostic testing may also be ordered if indicated, or we may recommend that you see one of the doctors in our Internal Referral Network. All of these doctors are committed to providing the same evidence-based, sex-specific care that we are. Finally, we will make our recommendations, which you may pursue on your own or with your regular doctor, or if
