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Heart attacks can, and do, strike without warning. This year 1.1 million Americans will suffer heart attacks and over 500,000 men and women will die with almost half of them never knowing anything was wrong. Cholesterol levels cannot be relied on for heart disease status. Eighty percent of people who have heart attacks have the same cholesterol levels as those who do not.
Now, through advanced imaging by EARLY WARNING™ Electron Beam Tomography there is a way to identify coronary artery disease by a method which is simple, quick and painless without injections, surgery, needles or even undressing. Electron Beam Tomography can detect coronary calcification, a proven marker for coronary artery plaque formation that has been extensively documented in the medical literature.
Electron Beam Tomography is the only validated technology that can accurately find heart disease in its earliest stages and it is
considered the gold standard for non-invasive coronary artery analysis. It is the only scanning technology approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) specifically for this purpose and is supported by over 1,000 medical publications. It is more accurate than traditional methods for diagnosing heart disease. For
example, the treadmill stress test is only positive when there is at least 65-70% blockage of the coronary arteries. Yet, heart attacks can occur with as little as 50% blockage. Electron Beam Tomography can detect less than 5% plaque build-up in the coronary arteries. This allows for many years of simple treatment such as diet and medication to reverse the process.
No one should fear early detection of asymptomatic coronary artery disease because it allows for earlier intervention when treatment options are the greatest and most likely to be both non-invasive and highly effective in eliminating the risk of a heart attack.
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If coronary artery disease is discovered, then a unique
multiple subtype analysis of blood lipids can be performed to specifically identify those lipid subtypes causing the plaque formation. This subtype analysis results in individualized treatment recommendations of both diet and simple medications in order to reverse the coronary artery disease. Success of the treatment plan can then be periodically monitored by repeat Electron Beam coronary calcium scoring. The EARLY WARNING™detection of heart disease can eliminate your risk of having a heart attack. The EARLY WARNING™ program is much more than a scan. It is a comprehensive plan capable of reversing heart disease.
Electron Beam Analysis of the coronary arteries is an
appropriate test for otherwise healthy people with the following conditions:
• Family history of heart disease
• History of smoking
• Abnormal cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Sedentary or high stress lifestyle
• Obesity or Diabetes
• Increasing age
• Known coronary artery disease for monitoring progression
or regression
• Symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, light
headedness, fainting, fluttering or rapid heartbeat, ankle
swelling or worsening exercise tolerance
• Abnormal EKG or equivocal treadmill stress test |
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