Novant Health House Call: Heart Health

CHARlOTTE, N.C. — Dr. Sandy Charles from Novant Health stops by to discuss heart health.

In North Carolina, heart disease is the number two killer, and approximately 18,474 people died of heart disease in 2015.

Yet more than 75 percent of cardiovascular disease could be prevented or postponed through lifestyle changes.

Novant Health recently launched a campaign encouraging individuals to take an online heart disease risk assessment – to understand the common, often preventable, risk factors that affect heart health – and take steps to get years back on their heart’s age.