A NEW KIND OF CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING!
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer for both men & women in the United States and Canada.
Aging and disease (especially Diabetes) are associated with an increase in cardiovascular events which alter the physical characteristics of blood vessel walls and impair the elasticity of arteries (i.e, "hardening of the arteries.") Dr. Harry Elwardt believes that the use of the DPA can help caregivers reduce cardiovascular disease in their patient populations through early detection and prevention, and ultimately assist to decrease the associated financial burden placed on the health care system, which in the U.S., is around $298 billion.What is a DPA?
DPA or Digital Arterial Pulsewave Analyzer is an FDA approved medical device that checks the health and condition of your arteries. The device analyzes patterns in the small arteries located in the left index finger. Why the finger? Because these are the first to show signs of deterioration. For detailed information about the DPA machine please scroll down the page.A SIMPLE SCREENING TOOL
You now have a choice! You can know if your arteries are in bad condition and what can be done to improve them before it ends in a surgery or a surprise trip to the hospital. And the procedure is totally painless, non-invasive and simple.The DPA provides information on arterial wall stiffness and determines the biological age of arteries in just 3 minutes.
This FDA & 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.
DPA Advantages
Early detection of arterial wall elasticity and determination of biological arterial age in less than 3 minutesWhy test for arterial elasticity?
Aging and disease are associated with an increase in cardiovascular events that alter the physical characteristics of blood vessel walls and impair the pulsatile function of the arteries. An accumulating body of evidence indicates that impaired pulsatile function of arteries provides important prognostic and therapeutic information beyond that provided by traditional blood pressure measurements.The ability to detect and monitor sub-clinical damage, representing the cumulative and integrated influence of risk factors in impairing arterial wall integrity, holds potential to further refine cardiovascular risk stratification and enable early intervention to prevent disease progression.
Accumulating evidence suggests that abnormalities in the pulsatile characteristics of arteries occur early in the disease processes associated with increased cardiovascular risk, and can be favorably modified by therapeutic interventions.
We now know that the health of the endothelium and the blood vessels directly affects overall cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular disease kills 500,000 Americans every year in the form of heart attack and stroke. About 16 million more Americans suffer pain and disabilities caused by cardiovascular disease. Today, over 60,800,000 Americans (a quarter of the U.S. population) have one or more conditions that put them at risk for heart attack and stroke.
What the DPA Tests:
- Pulse Rate
- Left Ventricle Ejection Time (Etc)
- Pulse Height (PH), Pulse amplitude Hydration levels
- Ejection Elastic Index (EEI), Left Ventricle ejection & elasticity of large arteries
- Dicrotic Dilation Index (DDI), indicator of small artery compliance
- Dicrotic Elastic Index (DEI), peripheral vessel elasticity (arterioles to veins)
- Overall Artery flexibility vOverall cardiovascular health