Introduction
Arterial vascular diseases are at a higher prevalence in older patients. These diseases may also indicate if a patient is at a higher risk for a future cardiovascular event. Our non-invasive testing assists in diagnosis and general cardiovascular risk assessment. Depending on your results, our recommendations may include a therapeutic and/or lifestyle change to improve your health.
Important program components of our vascular health program include vascular risk assessment, non-invasive screening, duplex imaging, therapeutic prescription and health maintenance counseling.
PAD: a common disorder.
Known as PAD or peripheral artery disease, disorders of the blood vessels that supply nutrients to our minds and bodies is more common than appreciated. Effecting nearly 8 million individuals, PAD can have devastating consequences, not only as manifest in such life altering conditions such as stroke, but also in the debility derived from occlusions in the arteries to our legs and kidneys.