Heart & Vascular Disease Prevention

Heart disease and stroke are among the leading causes of death and disability in North Carolina. Protect your health and well-being by partnering with Cone Health to reduce your risk of heart and vascular diseases.

Heart & Vascular Prevention Program

At Cone Health Heart & Vascular Prevention Program, we work to stop heart disease before it starts. We help people at risk for heart and vascular problems and help them get healthier. We focus on healthy food, exercise and medicine when needed.

You are the most important part of our team, which includes heart doctors, pharmacists, health coaches, nutrition experts, nurses, social workers, exercise and cooking experts. Ask your primary care provider for a referral to our program, based within Cone Health Heart & Vascular at Drawbridge Parkway.

What We Do

• Give you a personal plan to help with weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, liver health and lifestyle changes.
• Check your heart health risks.
• Make a plan to lower your risks.
• Look at your blood pressure, cholesterol, heart calcium levels, family health history and lifestyle.
• Offer classes on healthy eating and exercise.
• Some patients can also join research studies to try new treatments.

Prevention Clinic Team

• Tiffany Randolph, MD, FACC, Prevention Director
• Bridgette Christopher, MD
• Kenneth Chandler Hilty, MD, Cholesterol Expert
• Kardie Tobb, DO, Director, Women’s Heart Health
• Michelle Swinyer, AGNP
• Caitlin Walker, NP
• Kristin Alvstad, PharmD
• Melissa Maccia, PharmD
• Vaishali Patel, PharmD
• Chris Pavero, PharmD
• Megan Supple, PharmD

Contact Information

• If you’re a patient contact us at (336) 938-0800 or HVPrevention@conehealth.com.
• For referring providers: To Make a Referral in EPIC, select Ambulatory Referral to HV Prevention. Then choose Cardiovascular Prevention, Advanced Hypertension, Advanced Lipids or Women’s Heart based on your patient’s primary need. Or call (336) 938-0800.

Advanced Care Clinics

• Advanced Lipid Disorders & Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic - experts focus on the diagnosis, treatment and novel clinical strategies to treat lipid disorders, including high cholesterol.
• Advanced Hypertension Clinic - our experts help get to the root of patients’ high blood pressure issues and to get their blood pressure under control.

Heart Scan Calcium Test

This non-invasive CT scan is a way to check for calcium – or plaque – buildup in your coronary arteries. Calcified plaque may lead to a cardiac event, such as a heart attack, or indicate early coronary artery disease. This test will give us a glimpse into your arteries to check your calcium deposit level. It uses minimal radiation and doesn’t require an IV line. It is a comfortable and quick scan that offers peace of mind and awareness about treatment plans/lifestyle changes, if needed. From start to finish, the scan should only take about 15 minutes. Learn more here.

Wellness Checklist

Following these steps can help you achieve a long and healthy life. Adopting these strategies can improve your health, whether you’re taking early steps to prevent heart disease or managing an existing condition.

Heart Health Resources

Explore stories, videos and more on heart health including:

• Learn more about how to reduce your risk of heart disease
• Stay up-to-date on advances in heart care
• Get to know the Cone Health heart and vascular care team
• See how Cone Health has helped your friends and neighbors in the Triad

Cone Health in Your Community

When your community enjoys good health, you benefit from a better quality of life. That’s why Cone Health’s heart and vascular team offers outreach programs, CPR classes, public education, and more throughout the region.

Check our calendar to find upcoming community education opportunities. Or learn about how you can support our efforts to keep the Triad heart healthy by making a charitable gift to the Cone Health Heart and Vascular Center.