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Media Contact: Jennifer Johnson
  jennifer.johnson@emory.edu
  (404) 727-5696 ((40) 4) -727-5696
22 May 2007
Ex-NFL Players Participate in Lifesaving Health Screenings at Emory
WHO:
Emory Healthcare, the Living Heart Foundation and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA)

WHAT:
Approximately 60 retired NFL players will be screened for a variety of health-related issues during the NFLPA's Retired Players Convention in Atlanta. Screenings will include calcium CT scoring to identify the risk of heart disease as well as echocardiograms, cholesterol and blood pressure testing, and assessments for sleep apnea.

WHEN:
Sunday, June 3, 9:00 a.m. -- Noon

WHERE:
Emory Crawford Long Hospital, 550 Peachtree St, NE. 6th Floor, Atlanta

WHY:
The goal of the event is to improve the early identification of health risk in these former elite athletes, and educate and empower each player to lead a healthier life. This screening and others held around the country will also contribute to the Living Heart Foundation's research exploring the relationship between professional football players and cardiovascular disease.

To learn more about these screening events, visit: http://www.livingheartfoundation.org.

MEDIA NOTE: Players, cardiologists, NFL team doctors and other officials will be available for interviews.

Media Contact: Jennifer Johnson
  jrjohn9@emory.edu
  (404) 727-5696
22 May 2007
Ex-NFL Players Participate in Lifesaving Health Screenings at Emory
WHO:
Emory Healthcare, the Living Heart Foundation and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA)

WHAT:
Approximately 60 retired NFL players will be screened for a variety of health-related issues during the NFLPA's Retired Players Convention in Atlanta. Screenings will include calcium CT scoring to identify the risk of heart disease as well as echocardiograms, cholesterol and blood pressure testing, and assessments for sleep apnea.

WHEN:
Sunday, June 3, 9:00 a.m. -- Noon

WHERE:
Emory Crawford Long Hospital, 550 Peachtree St, NE. 6th Floor, Atlanta

WHY:
The goal of the event is to improve the early identification of health risk in these former elite athletes, and educate and empower each player to lead a healthier life. This screening and others held around the country will also contribute to the Living Heart Foundation's research exploring the relationship between professional football players and cardiovascular disease.

To learn more about these screening events, visit: http://www.livingheartfoundation.org.

MEDIA NOTE: Players, cardiologists, NFL team doctors and other officials will be available for interviews.

Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center is one of the nation's pre-eminent academic health centers, devoted to Making People Healthy through research, teaching, and patient care. It includes the Emory University School of Medicine, the Rollins School of Public Health, the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. Its clinical arm is Emory Healthcare, Georgia's largest and most comprehensive health care system, consisting of Emory University Hospital, Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Wesley Woods Center, The Emory Clinic, the Emory Children's Center, EHCA, LLC, Emory-Adventist Hospital, and other affiliates.
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