YH4L is the largest cardiac screening program in the United States. We offer FREE ECGs to area youth. Lives have been saved. Come join us. www.yh4l.org.
Young Hearts for Life® (YH4L) Cardiac Screening Program, nationally known for its unique model, has screened over 120,000 students for conditions that cause sudden cardiac death. This is the largest screening Program in the United States.
Each week, sudden cardiac death claims the lives of more than 60 young adults in the United States. YH4L has been a leader the medical community to address this problem in the Chicago area.
The YH4L screening program was founded by Dr. Joseph Marek in 2006 and is well known for its unique model that uses trained community volunteers to deliver a low cost, efficient screening program.
Dr. Marek, an internationally recognized cardiologist, has taught physicians across America how to run screenings for students and athletes. Over 14,000 community volunteers have been trained to provide students with FREE ECGs through YH4L.
To date, over 1,900 students screened through YH4L have been identified as “at risk” students. Of those, hundreds were found to have life threatening conditions, including Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Long QT Syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson- White Syndrome (WPW), Brugada Syndrome, and Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia.
Youth Heart screening
Ecg screenings
Sudden Death
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Address & Contact
- Street:
- 1901 S Meyers Road, Suite 350
- City:
- Oakbrook Terrace
- State:
- IL
- Zip:
- 60181-5207
- Phone:
- (630) 785-4366
- Website:
- http://www.YH4L.org
- Category:
- Non-Profit Organization