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- The South Asian Heart Center Hatti Hamlin, 925-872-4328 hattihamlin@aol.com The South Asian Heart Center at El Camino Hospital will offer free heart health assessments during TiECon, the world's largest convention dedicated to entrepreneurs. The assessments are available to all South Asians both Friday and Saturday, May 16-17 at the event at the Santa Clara Convention Center and

include a comprehensive lifestyle questionnaire and a physical exam. On Saturday, May 17 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. laboratory blood tests will be available at a nominal fee to screen for emerging risk factors.

You need not register for TiEcon to participate in the screenings.

In conjunction with Community Day on Sunday, May 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Center will present panels on heart and diabetes, cancer and mental health, with leading medical experts. Community day is cosponsored by TiE and India Community Center.

Preregister for all three days at: www.southasianheartcenter/healthfairs.

South Asians are four times more likely to suffer from heart disease than the general population, at much earlier ages, often without the usual symptoms such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The disease affects men and women equally, with 50 percent of heart attacks occurring before 50.

The South Asian Heart Center, the first major non-profit devoted to combating the growing epidemic of heart disease among people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, has developed a unique preventative program. Offered at a minimal, subsidized cost, the Center assesses the risk for heart disease using an advanced screening process, identifies specific risk factors, and helps participants manage and mitigate their risk through education, nutrition counseling, lifestyle recommendations, and case managed follow-up.

If you wish to sign up for TiEcon, go to tiecon.org/home. For more information on the South Asian Heart Center, go to www.southasianheartcenter.org.

South Asian Heart Center Also Offers Expert Panels on Heart,
Cancer and Mental Health