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Your Heart Health Matters

Our experts are ready to help you determine if you are at risk of heart disease. Take a few minutes to assess your cardiovascular health, and discover simple steps to help lower your risk. Let’s take steps together toward a longer, happier life for you.

Heart Disease Modifiable Risk Factors

High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure (systolic pressure of 130 or higher, or a diastolic pressure of 80 or higher) is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke because it damages the lining of the arteries.

High Cholesterol

High LDL cholesterol can double a person’s risk of heart disease because it can build up in the walls of arteries and limit blood flow to a person’s heart, brain, and other organs.

Diabetes

Adults with diabetes are twice as likely to have heart disease or a stroke as people who do not have diabetes. Over time, high blood sugar from diabetes can damage blood vessels in the heart.

Obesity

Compared to those at a normal weight, people who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and stroke.

Physical Inactivity

Physical inactivity can also lead to heart disease—even for people who have no other risk factors.

Nutrition

A healthy diet can reduce a person’s chances of getting heart disease.

Smoking

Smoking is a major risk factor and causes 1 in every 4 deaths from heart disease and stroke.

Find a Primary Care Provider

Having someone to guide you through healthy lifestyle changes can make those changes easier. Reach out to one of our primary care providers today.

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Heart disease remains the number one killer in Americans.

When you donate to Sands-Constellation Heart Institute, you’re supporting advanced and personalized cardiac care in our community.

Joe's Story

When heart care is needed, the Sands-Constellation Heart Institute is equipped with the region's most advanced treatment options and expert providers. After a massive heart attack, Joe was in a coma for two weeks.

Soon after, he was transferred to the Sands-Constellation Heart Institute, where his care team provided CCM Therapy—restoring Joe's quality of life and allowing him to continue doing the things he loves. As the only place in upstate New York that offers CCM Therapy, we are proud to help save lives and make every day differences for patients like Joe!

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Advanced Care for All Your Heart Health Needs

By combining highly personalized heart care with a vast network of board-certified clinicians, the Sands-Constellation Heart Institute offers the very best in cardiovascular health care in Western New York and the Finger Lakes region.

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