Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) are dilated (ballooning) regions of the aorta. Approximately 18,000 people die each year from an abdominal aneurysm rupture. Most people with AAAs do not have any symptoms and their AAA goes undetected until it becomes an emergency. In our testing, we look at the aorta and measure the diameter in various areas to make sure it is not enlarged.

IMT measures the thickness of your carotid artery walls. Arterial wall lining thickness indicates how your vascular system has responded to the risk factors to which it has been exposed. We calculate your "Vascular Age" to estimate the age of your blood vessels compared to your chronological age. If your final score indicates high risk for cardiovascular disease, you and your physician can proactively lower that risk.

To monitor your heart's electrical rhythm and rule out atrial fibrillation, an uncontrolled and ineffective beating pattern which can lead to blood clot formation in the heart. The danger of these clots is that they can be pumped from your heart to your head which can cause a stroke.

We measure your blood pressure to rule out hypertension (high blood pressure) which results from the force of your blood pumping through your arteries. There are many causes of hypertension though often the cause for a particular person's high blood pressure are never known. However, the harmful effects of long-term and untreated hypertension are well-known.  The only way to know if you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked. That's one reason hypertension is commonly known as the 'Silent Killer' since there typically are NO SYMPTOMS.

Visualizes the arteries supplying blood to your brain. A sample image is on the left. We look for significant blockages in your arteries on these images.

Carotid Artery Ultrasound

Intima-Medial Thickness (IMT)

EKG Rhythm Strip

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Abdominal Ultrasound