Lipid Clinic
Heart disease is the number one killer of both American men and women. The medical team at Heart & Vascular Institute of Florida is dedicated to assisting our patients reduce their cardiovascular risk. Coronary heart disease can be prevented and life can be prolonged with risk factor modification.
Identifying your cardiovascular risk factors can assist in preventing the development of heart disease. This is called primary prevention.
Attempting to prevent the progression of existing disease is called secondary prevention.
Heart & Vascular Institute of Florida offers preventive cardiology services that provide comprehensive cardiovascular risk factor assessment, medical nutritional therapy, exercise counseling, weight loss counseling, smoking cessation support, and management of hypertension and dyslipidemia.
Our lipid clinic was developed and is managed by a board-certified Cardiovascular Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Kerry Kaplan is the medical director of the lipid clinic. Heart & Vascular can help reduce your cardiovascular risk. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
