Heart Health Screening of Naples Florida provides Advanced Heart Health Solutions as Preventative Medical Services - Edwin J. Dean
Heart Health Screening serving Naples and Southwest Florida focuses on screening for early detection of cardiovascular and vascular disease - the leading cause of death in the United States. Heart Health Screen wants you to consider this; the first sign of a cardiovascular disease is often a heart attack. Each year about 1.1 MILLION people in the United States have heart attacks, and almost half of them die. Coronary Artery Disease is silent in its early stages. It can begin early in lfie and progresses without signs or symptoms. Nearly 90% of men and 80% of women develop vascular disease.

Heart CT Scan Naples
A Heart CT Scan is a simple non-invasive test used for early detection of heart disease. The scan is a painless test that takes about 10 minutes. The process is similar to taking an x-ray of your body. An individual lies on the scanner table and multiple images of the heart are taken. A qualified physician then interprets these images to determine the amount of calcified plaque in the arteries

EKG Naples
An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm) is a graphic produced by an electrocardiograph, which records the electrical activity of the heart over time. Its name is made of different parts: electro, because it is related to electrical activity, cardio, Greek for heart, gram, a Greek root meaning to write". Electrical waves cause the heart muscle to pump. These waves pass through the body and can be measured at electrodes (electrical contacts) attached to the skin. Electrodes on different sides of the heart measure the activity of different parts of the heart muscle. An ECG displays the voltage between pairs of these electrodes, and the muscle activity that they measure, from different directions. This display indicates the overall rhythm of the heart, and weaknesses in different parts of the heart muscle. It is the best way to measure and diagnose abnormal rhythms of the heart[1], particularly abnormal rhythms caused by damage to the conductive tissue that carries electrical signals, or abnormal rhythms caused by levels of salts, such as potassium, that are too high or low.

Lipid Cholesterol Panel Naples
Lipid panel usually measures 3 different kinds of lipids in the blood, all of which are related to a type of fat called cholesterol. Most of the cholesterol in your blood is made by your liver from the fats, carbohydrates, and proteins you eat. You also get cholesterol by eating animal products such as meat, eggs, and dairy products. The 3 kinds of lipids measured in a lipid panel are: LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein) HDL cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) triglycerides. The lipid panel also measures total cholesterol, which is the sum of all the types of cholesterol in your blood. Lipid and lipoprotein abnormalities are extremely common in the general population, and are regarded as a highly modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In addition, some forms may predispose to acute pancreatitis. One of the most clinically relevant lipid substances is cholesterol, especially on atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. The presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood is called hypercholesterolemia.

Metabolic Panel Cardio CRP Naples
The comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP; CPT code 80053) is a standard suite of 14 blood tests which serves as an initial broad screening tool for physicians. Because it is often ordered as a routine part of an annual physical examination or check up, over time the CMP provides an important baseline of a patient's basic physiology. Any changes or abnormal results, and in particular combinations of abnormal results, thus provides important initial data for differential diagnosis, in which case more specialized tests may be indicated. In and of itself, however, the CMP provides an important if gross check on the status of kidney function, liver function, and electrolyte and fluid balance.

Blood Pressure Check Naples
Blood pressure (strictly speaking: vascular pressure) refers to the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, and constitutes one of the principal vital signs. The pressure of the circulating blood decreases as blood moves through arteries, arterioles, capillaries, and veins; the term blood pressure generally refers to arterial pressure, i.e., the pressure in the larger arteries, arteries being the blood vessels which take blood away from the heart. Typical values for a resting, healthy adult human are approximately 120 mmHg (16 kPa) systolic and 80 mmHg (11 kPa) diastolic (written as 120/80 mmHg, and spoken as "one twenty over eighty") with large individual variations. These measures of arterial pressure are not static, but undergo natural variations from one heartbeat to another and throughout the day (in a circadian rhythm); they also change in response to stress, nutritional factors, drugs, or disease. Hypertension refers to arterial pressure being abnormally high, as opposed to hypotension, when it is abnormally low. Along with body temperature, blood pressure measurements are the most commonly measured physiological parameters.

Framingham Risk Assessment Naples
The Framingham risk is a well accepted tool for calculating risk of symptomatic coronary artery disease over the next 10 years. It is based on The Framingham Heart Study - a study of a large group of patients over 60 years and three generations. It uses easily measured factors - age, gender, total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and smoking history. The National Cholesterol Education Panel has guidelines for cholesterol levels that are based on level of risk.