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Heart Disease Prevention

You can reduce your risk of heart disease through lifestyle and dietary changes. Heart healthcare teams in the Sutter Health network offer comprehensive programs to help.

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  • Blood Pressure Management
  • Cardiovascular Imaging and Diagnostic Services
  • Cholesterol Management
  • Heart Smart Classes
  • Weight Management

Lowering your risk of heart disease starts with you.

Our library has easy ways for you to make lifestyle changes.

Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease

Although heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States—accounting for one in four deaths every year—you can do a lot to prevent or reduce your risk of heart-related problems, and Sutter’s nationally recognized cardiac programs can help.

We offer advanced and effective diagnostic services to pinpoint your heart condition, and a variety of treatment options tailored to your specific needs.

Sutter’s network of cardiologists can help you manage or lower conditions such as high blood pressure (hypertension), one of the main causes of heart attack and stroke, and high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), which can result in heart attack or chest pain (stable angina) or unstable angina.

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Our team can help you reach your heart health goals, prevent future cardiovascular problems and improve your overall health through a wide range of programs and classes, including:

  • Heart Smart Classes
  • Low Fat Living for a Healthy Heart Class 
  • Smoking Cessation Classes
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Classes 
  • Stress Relief: A Pathway to Wholeness Classes
  • Sutter Express Care's Lean for Life® Program
  • Sutter Options for Success (SOS) Program
  • HMR® Weight Management Program
  • Living Well With Pre-Diabetes Classes
  • New Weigh of Life Program 
  • CardioMetabolic Program

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Interested in becoming a Sutter patient? Here’s what you need to know about health plans, choosing a doctor and how to get started today.

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Health and Wellness

Improve Heart Health

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Lowering Risk for Heart Disease

Be proactive and lower your risk for heart disease with these five health tips.

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Cholesterol Basics

The “good” and “bad” to look for in cholesterol test results, and which levels to aim for.

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Blood Pressure Medication

From side-effects to talking to your doctor, here’s what you need to know about hypertension medications.

Ischemic Heart Research

Sutter Health Ischemic Heart Research
An Ischemic Heart is experiencing a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen. Ischemia is generally caused by problems with blood vessels, which can cause damage to or dysfunction of tissue.

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Patient Stories

Why Wellness Screenings Matter

Steve Anderson shares how a Sutter Health employee health screening saved his life.

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Doctor Profiles

The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
George Fehrenbacher, M.D., FACC

George Fehrenbacher, M.D., FACC

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Rishi A. Menon, M.D.

Rishi A. Menon, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Surendra B. Gudapati, M.D.

Surendra B. Gudapati, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Kaartiga Sivanesan, M.D.

Kaartiga Sivanesan, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Richard J. Axelrod, M.D.

Richard J. Axelrod, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Jaya Mallidi, M.D.

Jaya Mallidi, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Gauhar Khan, M.D.

Gauhar Khan, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Neil S. Sawhney, M.D.

Neil S. Sawhney, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Kyle J. Michaelis, M.D.

Kyle J. Michaelis, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular Disease

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