Every day in the USA,
young adults die from detectable but
undiagnosed heart conditions.
Learn More about ECG screening.

Max Schewitz
1985-2005
95%
Missed

The standard preparticipation physical fails to detect over 95% of conditions that can lead to sudden cardiac death.

60%
Found

A painless, noninvasive ECG test can detect upwards of 60% of the markers of conditions that lead to sudden cardiac death. Yet, an ECG is not a part of the routine physical for young adults.

1
EKG

To fill that gap and protect our young adults, we provide low-cost, high-quality ECG testing supplemented with limited echocardiography for select students.

Purchase Rodan + Fields and Help the Foundation

Submitted by Lindsay on Mon, 05/08/2017 - 3:44pm

WHAT IF YOUR DERMATOLOGIST MADE HOUSE CALLS?

EKG Your Teen

Submitted by Lindsay on Mon, 04/10/2017 - 8:05pm
"When our son became a freshman at New Trier last year, we were immediately impressed with the all-around, individualized attention and care the school gave each student right from the start, " said Cathy Bell-Bartholomay. "We never dreamed that this would end up saving our son's life."  
 

I Wish You More

Submitted by T-Ann Pierce on Mon, 03/13/2017 - 4:06pm

Traveling with an AED

Submitted by T-Ann Pierce on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 11:00am

Not long after we posted about purchasing an AED for emergencies both at home and away, a parent whose child was diagnosed with LQT as a result of our screening, wondered about traveling with the AED in an airplane. Unfortunately, she was told recently by a major airlines that she could not bring batteries on board, so she did not bring the AED with her when she traveled. What a shame!

We wondered about policy for taking an AED on a plane. This is what we discovered:

Raffle Sales and Cardiac Screenings

Submitted by Lindsay on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 7:16pm

Two things to know today:

1.Registration for EKG screening is open for our spring screenings at North Chicago HS, Warren Township HS O'Plaine Campus, Warren Township HS Almond Campus, Libertyville High Schools and New Trier's Freshmen Campus.