Do
you know your CASP number? So many numbers we should know. But what is
the CASP? CASP is an acronym that stands for Central Aortic Systolic
Pressure. In the past the only way to get this pressure or "number" was
to go under a procedure called at Cardiac Catherization. In this
procedure they utilize the Femoral Artery accessed by your groin area
and they thread a catheter up to the top of the heart where they can get
the CASP.
Technology has advanced, and while many physicians are not aware of this, they can actually get this same pressure with a device made by Save1Heart called the CASPro. It looks similar to a watchband that goes around your wrist, gathers a pulse wave from your blood vessels in your wrist, and combines this information with a reading from a traditional blood pressure arm cuff. This device has been studied in Singapore and was found to be 99.17% accurate in determining the CASP compared to a team performing a Cardiac Catherization.
Technology has advanced, and while many physicians are not aware of this, they can actually get this same pressure with a device made by Save1Heart called the CASPro. It looks similar to a watchband that goes around your wrist, gathers a pulse wave from your blood vessels in your wrist, and combines this information with a reading from a traditional blood pressure arm cuff. This device has been studied in Singapore and was found to be 99.17% accurate in determining the CASP compared to a team performing a Cardiac Catherization.
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Alternatives we use this state of the art technology to help determine
heart health and also to help in prevention of heart disease by
suggestions based in biochemistry or nutrition. Because
this procedure is non-invasive, the test can be repeated
pretty quickly and with ease. In addition to providing a
CASP value, this device provides additional information that helps diagnose
what is going in the heart and blood vessels.
Other
numbers to consider with assessing heart and blood vessel health are
the CRP-HS and the LP-PLA2. Both of these numbers can be obtained with a
blood lab. CRP-HS is a cardiac marker that gives us an over-view of
total body inflammation, which is not specific. While the LP-PLA2 gives
us more specific information related to inflammation in the blood
vessels.
If
you currently have cardiovascular disease or a family history of it,
are starting to notice your blood pressure is creeping up, have Diabetes, or
just want to be preventative - the CASP test and/or checking the CRP-HS
and LP-PLA2 will be helpful. The information from these tests is important when making specific suggestions to help prevent or treat cardiovascular disease and disease processes that affect the
heart and blood vessels.
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