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MVHI's annual Health and Fitness Expo has become a must-attend for participants in America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, and the community as a whole. As our Sarah Blazonis tells us, it was the event before the event that had people in the Mohawk Valley thinking about heart health.

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UTICA, N.Y. -- Heart health is never far from Byron Elias' mind.

"My mother had open heart surgery, and my father passed away from a massive heart attack," he explained.

That's part of the reason he keeps a close eye on his cardiac health and why he stopped by the free cardiac health screening booth at this year's Health and Fitness Expo.

"Coming here today with the screening, I feel like I get my cholesterol done, I get my blood pressure checked, and if they find something you can talk to your doctor about it," Elias said.

Elias certainly wouldn't be alone in his health concerns even in a crowd smaller than the expo's expected 5,000.

"Heart disease is the number one killer...It's based on our diets, based on our lifestyles, and sometimes genetics," said Adanna Akujuo, a cardiothoracic surgeon with the Mohawk Valley Heart Institute.

So while the expo may have started out as a last-minute push for registration for America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, it's morphed over the decades into a one-stop shop for learning about heart health, better eating options, and how to focus on fitness.

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Expo gets down to the heart of the matter