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Know the two most important qualities of your blood vessels: Inflammation & Plaque

The C-IMT ultrasound scan determines your vascular age based upon the thickness of the carotid wall interior layer. Thicker walls indicate vascular inflammation or puffiness and premature vascular aging. Elevated arterial thickness is an independent risk factor for stroke and heart disease. Additionally, the ultrasound measurements yield details of the plaque distribution, thickness and density. This tells us a lot about your tendency to produce plaque before it clogs the flow of blood. The carotid artery reflects the health of other important arteries like those of the brain and heart.

A conventional ultrasound cannot produce this level of detail.

CONDITIONS THAT PUT AT HIGH RISK FOR HEART ATTACK AND STROKE

FAMILY HISTORY OF EARLY HEART ATTACK OR STROKE
FAMILY HISTORY OF DEMENTIA
ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL: ELEVATED BAD CHOLESTEROL, LOW GOOD CHOLESTEROL OR ELEVATED TRIGLYCERIDES
SMOKING
OBESITY- ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TRUNK
DIABETES AND PRE-DIABETES
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
SLEEP APNEA
MIGRAINE WITH AURA
PRE-ECLAMPSIA OF PREGNANCY (ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE)
DIABETES OF PREGNANCY
RADIATION TO THE NECK OR HEAD FOR CANCER TREATMENT
TESTOSTERONE DEFICIENCY
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE
HEAVY METAL TOXICITY
Schedule your C-IMT today at Helios!