Over 75% of heart attacks that occur are caused by a blockage that is not able to be detected by a standard stress test or heart catheterization test.
The BaleDoneen Method
Who should be thinking about a preventative approach to cardiovascular disease?
1. Anyone who has already had a heart attack, stent, or bypass surgery. Cardiovascular disease is not cured by getting a stent or bypass. The bypass only bypasses the blockage, it does not mean you won’t develop more blockages. Most patients who have already had a stent or bypass, have multiple other areas of milder disease, and that milder disease is the type that can progress into another cardiac event. So in order to prevent another devastating event, we need to take a more proactive, preventative approach - a BaleDoneen Method approach to your disease.
2. Anyone with a genetic predisposition to atherosclerosis. Anyone who has a family history of premature coronary disease needs to be looking into a preventive approach much earlier in their life.
3. Anyone who has had a stroke or a mini stroke.
4. Anyone with these red flags, which point to increased risk for heart disease. These do not cause arterial disease, but point us to people who are at increased risk.
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Transverse Earlobe Creases
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Baldness
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Thyroid issues
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Elevated resting heart rate
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Atrial fibrillation exam or history
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Gout
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Gall Stones
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Blood type B or AB
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Asthma
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Migraine headaches
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HIV / AIDS
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Hodgkin's Disease
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Erectile Dysfunction
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Kidney Stones
5. Anyone who is interested in a preventative and proactive approach to lifelong health and wellness.
The easiest way to start is a simple, non-invasive screening! With just a 20 minute ultrasound of your carotid artery, called a Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test (CIMT) we can see any physical evidence of disease in your arteries and know your status. Stop guessing and start testing! Click here to learn more about the CIMT Test.
Facial features that may indicate increased for cardiovascular disease
Under the care at The Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Center of Central Ohio, we provide a guarantee of arterial wellness. A guarantee that you won't have a heart attack or a stroke. Through simple proactive and preventative measures, following The BaleDoneen Method, we can stop the inflammation that is driving the atherosclerotic process, slow heart disease, stop it, and even reverse the atherosclerotic process in your arteries.
Our mission is to knock heart disease off the top of the list as the #1 killer in the United States. If you are a man over 40, your chance of dying of heart disease is 2 out of 3. If you are a woman over 40, your chance of dying of heart disease is 1 out of 2. And 64% of women who die of a cardiovascular event didn't even know they had plaque in their artery wall. 2,200 people die every day in the United States due to cardiovascular disease... and this is no longer acceptable!