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Learn about the different ways your practice can become CardioSmart

As the patient portal of the ACC, CardioSmart is available to serve as an extension of the office visit and an opportunity to expand the dialogue with patients.

CardioSmartTXT™

CardioSmartTXT: Put your heart health to the text.NEW! CardioSmart™ has launched a new service, CardioSmartTXT, giving your patients a free and interactive tool to help fight heart disease. Patients can leverage their mobile phone as a dynamic cardiovascular tool to receive SMS text messages from the ACC content channels below: 

CardioSmartTXT PREVENT: Two messages a week (six-month program) with health tips and reminders, highlighting areas of diet, exercise, cholesterol, blood pressure, stress management, community resources, smoking cessation and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Content developed by ACC members.

CardioSmartTXT QUIT: Two to Four messages a day (two-month program) to provide help with goals of smoking cessation. Content developed by the National Cancer Institute. (Also available in Spanish).

Encourage your patients to sign up today!

CardioSmart Patient Fact Sheets

fact sheetsNEW! Free, downloadable resources in English and Spanish for your patients. Studies show that the majority of patients fail to retain the information you relate to them during the office visit. Let these CardioSmart fact sheets help you reinforce the key messages from your office visit discussions regarding your patients' care and treatment.

Link to CardioSmart Website

Link to CardioSmartAdd the CardioSmart link to your own website. Visit the CardioSmart website for more information.

Community Peer Support for Patients and Caregivers

Hold a Community EventACC has partnered with The Mended Hearts, Inc., the nation's largest cardiovascular disease support organization, to expand its network of individuals caring for the cardiovascular community. Mended Hearts works with hospitals and cardiac care facilities to provide patient-to-patient support services, such as hosting health education events and support group meetings. Mended Little Hearts extends this support to parents of children with congenital heart defects. For more information, visit their websites or email support@mendedhearts.org.

Help Your Patients Find You

Find a CardiologistCardioSmart has a search feature called Find a Cardiologist to help your patients find you. To be included, click on the Instructions and learn how to opt in.

Holding a Community Event

Hold a Community EventThe ACCF has conducted two CardioSmart community engagement events in Atlanta and New Orleans that engaged our local chapters in educating their communities about heart health. Other Chapters and members-at-large are encouraged to hold similar events in their local communities to promote heart health. Review our step-by-step guide and learn how to hold your event. Contact cardiosmart@acc.org for more information on how the CardioSmart team can make your event CardioSmart.
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