Sanford Health: Heart Screening 'Means My Life Was Saved'
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Feb. 18 -- Sanford Health issued the following news:
Before May 3, Claude Vershure thought his health was fine, despite a hereditary high blood pressure condition.
But on May 3, the 72-year-old felt lucky to even be alive when he had a heart screening that revealed a concerning EKG, along with a cardiac calcium score more than 14 times the number that typically would trigger treatment.
Vershure, who lives in Custer, South Dakota, had . . .
Before May 3, Claude Vershure thought his health was fine, despite a hereditary high blood pressure condition.
But on May 3, the 72-year-old felt lucky to even be alive when he had a heart screening that revealed a concerning EKG, along with a cardiac calcium score more than 14 times the number that typically would trigger treatment.
Vershure, who lives in Custer, South Dakota, had . . .