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Every 26 Seconds Heart Disease is the number one killer of Men and Women. Every 26 Seconds there is one Sudden Cardiac Death or a Coronary Event in the USA alone! The Coronary Calcium Score is the most accurate indicator of risk for cardiac events. It is even superior to the traditional Framingham risk factor assessment as clearly demonstrated in the NIH sponsored MESA study: NEJM 2008; 358: 1336-1345. The larger the Score, the more vessels involved, the higher the risk. The test is non-invasive. You do not even have to undress. No injections. Very low radiation. Get your test and protect yourself and your family. Coronary CT Angiography
That is how we can characterize the Coronary Plaque and analyze its different components. In the above seen picture one can see a high grade Fibrous plaque, causing 70-80% obstruction, in the proximal Left Anterior Descending coronary artery. A lesion often referred to by Cardiologists as "The Widow Maker". The associated red spots are consistent with fat depositions. Further downstream a stable non obstructive old calcific plaque is visualized in yellow. While the rest of the vessel tapers off with a diffuse but thin layer of fibrous atheromatous streaks. Incidentally this patient was free of any symptoms. Prevention PackagesOnly 0ne in three heart patients will ever experience chest pain! The remaining 70% will present with a heart attack first or will never be seen because of sudden death. While cancer grows silently for many years and is often diagnosed when it has already spread out. In women, it is important to add that the symptoms are often atypical, and difficult to assess, and that for every one mortality from all causes of cancer twenty seven will succumb to heart disease, the number one killer in men and women alike! The good news are that death from heart disease has
dropped by over fifty per cent in the last three decades, and by thirty
percent from all causes of cancer. The main reasons for such major
progress are EARLY DIAGNOSIS and PREVENTION.
Coronary Risk Assessment This assessment will include PAD Assessment Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is evaluated by cuff
measurement of the segmental pressures in the arms and legs. It requires no
preparation and yields the ABI, which is a reliable index for the presence and
degree of PAD. Ultrasound Assessment The use of ultrasound is simple, noninvasive, requires no
injections, and does not use radiation. Technical results are
provided immediately, and mailed after review by a physician in 48 hrs, at a
cost of US $ 49.00 per test.
Computerized Tomography Assessment The use of CT is the most precise and accurate approach to
prevention, as demonstrated in many sections of this web site. Results of these studies will be available within 48 hrs.
A FREE CONSULTATION with our Certified Nurse Practioners is
available and encouraged to understand these results and their
implications. To
schedule please call 248-656-3105
The
Rochester Medical Center |
Cardiac
CT Angiography, as seen in these images, has revolutionized the way we can non
invasively evaluate the heart structures and function. Stunning detail is
revealed when our scanning tube gathers, in few seconds, up to two Gega Bytes of
information with 0.5 mm thick slices of the heart! Then, with extremely
sophisticated software, algorithms are used to reconstruct and identify with
color the nature and composition of the cardiac structures. Green is
Blood Flow, yellow is
Calcified Plaque, and blue is Fibrous Plaque.