The CardioHealth Station Scan

Carotid Artery Ultrasound Imaging allows our physician to scan you for significant signs of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries due to plaque formation), and to help prevent heart attack and stroke.

The CardioHealth Station Scan from Panasonic Healthcare is FDA-approved and an excellent tool for cardiovascular risk assessment. The scan uses safe ultrasound technology to view and measure the carotid artery, the scan is known as "Carotid Ultrasound Imaging".

Carotid Ultrasound Imaging detects hidden arterial plaque. Leading medical associations agree that performing carotid ultrasound imaging to scan for plaque and measuring carotid arterial wall thickness can help to determine your risk of heart attack or stroke. (CIMT = Carotid Intima-Media Thickness)

The cardio health ultrasound scan is a noninvasive test that is performed easily and quickly in the physician's office. Using a handheld ultrasound probe, your physician scans the carotid arteries in your neck to detect hidden plaque buildup and increased thickness of the artery wall.

The entire test is painless, and there is no exposure to radiation.

• Find out what your arteries look like.
• See how clogged or clean your arteries are.
• Determine how thick or thin your arterial walls are.

The CardioHealth Station Scan will determine if there is:

1) Increased thickness of the inner two layers (intima and media) of the carotid artery wall, known as a carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). Having a high CIMT compared to others of your age, gender and ethnicity places you at higher risk of heart attack and stroke.

2) Visible carotid plaque - the presence of arterial plaque places you in a higher risk category.

Early Warning with a Cardio Health Scan !

QUESTION: What are the warning signs of arterial plaque buildup or atherosclerosis (hardening or narrowing of the arteries)?

ANSWER:  There are often no warning signs!  Atherosclerosis  is known as "The Silent Killer".  Most heart attack or stroke victims are caught completely off-guard as they had no prior symptoms.

A Cardio Health Station scan can provide you with the early warning so you and your physician can take proactive steps to reverse arterial plaque buildup. Click to view a sample CardioHealth Scan Report

About Arterial Plaque

Plaque is a fatty buildup within the wall of an artery and is a result of a disease process called atherosclerosis. A plaque develops within the intima layer of the artery at a location where it has been damaged. During this process, white blood cells enter the artery wall and begin to accumulate fat and cholesterol, creating fatty (foam) cells. Over time, this fatty plaque buildup forms a lump that doctors call an atheroma.  This fatty plaque may grow larger as muscle cells, fibers, calcium, and cell debris are deposited.

An early sign of plaque formation is a thickening of the arterial wall. As plaques continue to grow in size, they begin to bulge into the lumen of the artery and produce no symptoms until they rupture. Plaques are prone to rupture and blood clotting, which may further limit the blood flow through the lumen, or the blod clot can lead to a heart attack or stroke. These  plaques can remain hidden for many years without causing pain or any symptoms.  Unfortunately, in many people, the first symptom of these "hidden" plaques is a heart attack, stroke or sudden cardiac death.

Cholesterol plaques are the main culprits of heart disease and stroke. Blocked arteries caused by plaque buildup and consequent blood clots are the leading cause of death in the United States. Reducing cholesterol through diet, taking plaque reducing anti-oxidant supplements, optmizing your hormones, and engaging in exercise work together to reduce cardiovascular risk factors that can help prevent additional cholesterol plaques from forming and even reverse some plaque buildup.

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AAG Health Age Management Center and Panasonic Health Care Group have partenered to bring you CarioHealth Ultrasound Arterial Imaging Scan. AAG Health Age Management and Hormone Therapy Center & Panasonic Health Care Partner in CardioHealth Scan for Heart and Cardiovascular Health.

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