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Step 1: The Evaluation
Digital Pulse Analyzer (DPA) - Arterial Compliance Testing
Preventative - Non-Invasive - FDA and Health Canada Approved
If your heart and arteries are at risk the next step is to have an evaluation with a DPA UNIT.
The DPA provides information on arterial wall stiffness and determines the biological age of arteries in less than 3 minutes. This FDA and Health Canada approved, user-friendly, non-invasive device uses a finger probe to observe the changes in pressure, blood flow, velocity and profile throughout the whole pulse wave. |
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Aging and disease states associated with an increase in cardiovascular events alter the physical characteristics of blood vessel walls and impair the pulsatile function of arteries. Impaired pulsatile function of arteries provides important prognostic and therapeutic information beyond that provided by traditional blood pressure measurements.
In summary the DPA provides:
- Early detection of arterial wall stiffness
- Biological age of arteries
- Information regarding efficacy of treatment choices
- A tool to monitor the arterial wall response to lifestyle changes / reduction of cardiovascular risk factors
The DPA now has an added software feature that measures Heart Rate Variability. Decreased HRV implies decreased ability to respond to changes in the environment. Too much consistency in heart rate (less variability) is often associated with dysfunction and disease. The DPA software analyzes imperceptible changes in the heart rate waveforms, provides indices and evaluates the current body condition and activities/balances of the autonomic nervous system.
Low HRV has been shown in numerous longitudinal studies to be related to a higher mortality rate in both healthy and unhealthy subjects. Thus it can be shown to be a strong predicator of all-cause morality.
NOTE: Dr. Isserow is a Royal College Certified Cardiologist, a staff cardiologist at University of British Columbia Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital and holds the positions of Director of the Vancouver General Hospital Centre for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Risk Factor Management and Associate Director of Cardiology at the University of British Columbia Hospital is one cardiologist who has approved the DPA.
To set up an appointment for a DPA Screening click below. Or keep reading "The Problem".
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