How’s your heart health?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men AND women– claiming more than 650,000 people each year. It affects all ages, genders and ethnicities.
Routine lipid testing alone is inadequate to identify and monitor the threat of CVD. Studies suggest select advanced lipid biomarkers enhance the understanding of a patient’s risk.
The cardiovascular system, which includes the heart and blood vessels, is essential to the transport of oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. By pumping blood from the heart to all areas of the body and back again, the cardiovascular system ensures that oxygen is delivered to every tissue in the body, including your brain.
Cardiovascular disease encompasses multiple conditions impacting the cardiovascular system, including heart disease, heart failure, heart attack, stroke, arrhythmia, and stenosis. These conditions can impact the delivery of oxygen to the heart and brain, as well as the heart’s ability to pump blood and the oxygen within it throughout the body.
At Pacific Coast Naturopathic Health, we use an integrative approach working to identify, modify and even eliminate the root causes. We can then create a unique and individual treatment plan for you, by modifying your nutrition and lifestyle and utilizing innovative treatments. Early identification of risk factors and cardiac dysfunction allow us to design your plan to improve heart health.
Functional Medicine Testing thru Boston Heart Diagnostics
Dr. Helene Pulnik utilizes The Boston Heart Diagnostics comprehensive laboratory blood panel to assess many cardiac risk factors, above and beyond cholesterol, so we can modify your individual risks.
Not only that, but Dr. Pulnik Evaluates CVD risk beyond the standard lipid assessment with the addition of advanced diagnostic markers.
These advanced markers give us a much better idea of who is at high risk for a stroke or heart attack as opposed to just the basic cholesterol panel.
Some advanced functional medicine cardiovascular markers that we look at are:
Advanced Lipid Markers:
- sdLDL-C
- ApoB
- Lp(a)
Advanced Markers of Cardiovascular Inflammation:
Check out a sample report of the Boston Heart Diagnostics Test HERE
Book a Call HERE with Dr. Helene to learn more about the Boston Heart Test
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If you have a family history of heart disease, call us today!
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