Fairview Southdale Hospital offers classes to help you understand and reduce your risk for artery disease. These classes are taught by nurses, dieticians, pharmacists and cardiac rehabilitation therapists. Individuals with stroke, heart disease, or Peripheral Artery Disease, and their family members are welcome to attend.  Register for these free classes by calling 612-672-7272.

Introduction: Overview of Artery Disease
June 5, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Au Fait Room, Fairview Southdale Hospital
• how artery disease develops
• how plaque and clots form
• risk factors for artery disease
•  testing for risk factors

Tests and Treatments, Signs and Symptoms
June 12, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Au Fait Room, Fairview Southdale Hospital
• diagnostic tests
• treatments for stroke, heart disease and peripheral artery disease

Medications
June 19, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Au Fait Room, Fairview Southdale Hospital
• statins (medicines for lowering cholesterol)
• managing blood pressure 
• blood-thinning medicines
•  over-the-counter, alternative and herbals

Exercise and Activity
June 26, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Au Fait Room, Fairview Southdale Hospital
• effects of exercise on blood pressure, cholesterol, stress and weight
• good exercises for people who have had stroke, heart disease or peripheral artery disease

Nutrition and Diet
July 10, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Au Fait Room, Fairview Southdale Hospital
• healthy, low-fat, low-salt foods
• reading labels on food packages
• serving sizes
• weight control

Stress Management
July 17, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Au Fait Room, Fairview Southdale Hospital
• ways to reduce stress
• physical effects of stress
• support for caregivers