• Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke are the leading causes of death in women.
• Cardiovascular Disease is the number one killer in the U.S. for both men and women.
• Women are 10 times more likely to die from heart attacks than from breast cancer.
• Approximately 60% of all heart attacks occur in persons without prior evidence of coronary heart disease.
• 80% of the people with coronary artery disease have the same cholesterol values as those with no disease.
• Cardiovascular Disease claims more lives each year than the next five leading causes of death combined.
• Sixty percent of all deaths in the U.S. are attributed to Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
• Over 40% of all people age 45+ have Cardiovascular Disease. 1 million people die of Cardiovascular Disease each year.
• Almost 150,000 Americans killed by Cardiovascular Disease each year are under age 65.
• Nearly 2,600 Americans die of Cardiovascular Disease each day, one death every 33 seconds, more than the deaths caused by all forms of cancer.
• Since 1984, heart disease has claimed the lives of more females than males.
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InSight Ultrasound Specialists, Inc. offers convenient, affordable and confidential screenings focused on your vascular health and improving your chances of avoiding a catastrophic, debilitating and often deadly illness. The following screenings are available:
• Stroke
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Carotid IMT Scan (Vascular Age, Plaque Screening and Stroke/Heart Attack Risk Assessment)
The screenings offered are simple and painless. They are performed by a highly trained and experienced Board Certified Vascular Ultrasound Technologist using ultrasound technology, and are interpreted by a Board Certified Radiologist. To learn more, please read "Understanding The Results".
These screenings are non-invasive and are administered in a private setting. Often within minutes, life-threatening diseases are identified, enabling the participant's physician to administer life saving and preventive measures, to ensure quality of life.
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Don't miss out. Call or contact InSight Ultrasound Specialists, Inc. for locations & dates. You are also urged to
check out "My Personal Story" for a first hand testimonial about how one of these life-saving exams helped prevent
a catastrophic event in a 42 year old with NO risk factors.
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GET SCREENED, BECAUSE THE FIRST WARNING SIGN
OF A STROKE OR A HEART ATTACK USUALLY
IS
A STROKE OR A HEART ATTACK.
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