HEART ATTACK & STROKE PREVENTION

At Sports Activity Medicine, we believe in an aggressive approach to preventing heart disease. To make this possible, we have extensive in-house, certified diagnostic screening to give you timely, thorough results. We are committed to having you leave with answers whenever possible, putting your mind and heart at ease.

Available On-Site for Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention:

Intima Media Thickness Scanning – used to determine the thickness of artery walls.
Full Lab – The lab at Sports Activity Medicine is certified to the highest level to provide results while you wait.
Fully Automated Urine Analysis (UA) – Determines the content of a urine sample.
Complete Blood Count (CBC) – A blood test which counts white and red cells and platelets, as well as measures hemoglobin and hemotocrit. Used to test for anemia, infection and other diseases.
Cholesterol.

We give you as much information possible regarding your heart, including other educational resources:

Berkeley HeartLab, Inc. – 4myheart Program (www.bhlinc.com)

Check out the tabs above for further information on preventative care for your heart and artery health.

Carotid IMT Testing

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (IMT) Testing is a non-invasive ultrasound technology used at our office to determine your risk for heart attack, atherosclerosis and stroke. We utilize a skilled, certified ultrasound technician to obtain specialized images of the carotid artery, the artery near the surface of your neck.

Advanced Lipid and Biomarker Testing

Specialized tests providing in-depth information on cholesterol is crucial to preventing heart attacks and stroke. Lipid and Biomarker Testing go beyond standard cholesterol analysis examining size of cholesterols and genetic likelihood of heart disease, as well as biological markers that can indicate worsening disease. Test outcomes have helped identify 'under the radar' cholesterol risks in numerous patients, as well as monitor the effectiveness of their treatments.

Insulin Challenge Test

The Insulin Challenge Test is an easy, effective and routinely administered test, done in-house to detect and monitor how your body breaks down sugars and how susceptible you may be to diabetes.

Step 1. Measure your blood sugar and insulin levels.
Step 2. Have you drink a large dose of Glucola (like a syrupy orange cola).
Step 3. We continue to check your blood sugar and insulin levels every hour for two hours.

Results are used to help identify and manage insulin resistance and reduce the progression to diabetes as well as diminish the risk of heart attacks and stroke.

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Monitoring blood pressure in regular intervals is important to making a proper assessment of a patient's blood pressure reading. High resting blood pressure can occur due to patient anxiety over their doctor visit, known as White Coat Syndrome, rather than the disease of hypertension. It is important to us that we diagnose you correctly.

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) connects you to a small blood pressure device for 24 hours to assess accurately your condition. ABPM can also be used to measure the effectiveness of blood pressure medicine in the treatment of hypertension.