AugustHeart FREE Heart Screenings are open to teens aged 13-18.
The mission of AugustHeart is to provide free heart screenings to teenagers to identify selected heart abnormalities in an effort to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death. After his death, August’s parents founded AugustHeart to prevent others from suffering tragic and unnecessary teen deaths caused by undiagnosed heart conditions. For August’s story, visit augustheart.org/story.
SCREENING PROCESS
- A parental waiver must be signed for your teen to receive a heart screening (included in online registration).
- Teens should wear loose-fitting clothing.
- Screening includes an electrocardiogram (ECG). The test will be reviewed by a cardiologist off-site, and results will be emailed within 2 weeks of the screening. IF needed, a limited 2-D echocardiogram (ECHO) will be scheduled at a later date.
- The screening process typically takes approximately 20 minutes per student. NOTE: AVERAGE WAIT TIME VARIES.
- Screenings are offered at no charge. For those choosing to make an optional donation, $30 offsets the cost to screen one student.
SCREENED HEART CONDITIONS: Below is a brief list of the heart conditions we screen for, representing some of the more common causes of why young adults might die suddenly.
- HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
- DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
- LONG QT SYNDROME
- WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE (WPW) SYNDROME
- Additional Conditions Based Upon International Criteria
