Arterial Pulse Screening
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Arterial Pulse Screening
BPro Screening
Cardiovascular disease affects all of us in one way or another. The BPro device, with the A-PULSE CASP software, provides the latest technology for the early detection of heart disease. With a simple non-invasive test, it is now possible to measure central aortic systolic pressure (CASP). Recent data suggests that central aortic systolic and pulse pressure might be a better predictor of clinical outcome than brachial blood pressure.
Until recently, it was not well-known how to reverse the affects of athero and arteriosclerosis. The science behind the prevention and reversal of heart disease includes a remarkable combination of cardio pulse wave detection, analysis, and supplements.
The research that lead to the discovery of nitric oxide’s effects on the cardiovascular system resulted in the Nobel Prize being awarded to three scientists in 1998. On
e of these scientists, Dr. Louis Ignarro, wrote the book NO More Heart Disease, How Nitric Oxide Can Prevent – Even Reverse – Heart Disease and Strokes. Through the combination of detection, analysis, and supplementation, healthcare practitioners and individuals are experiencing significant symptom reduction, as well as complete reversal of the effects of heart disease.
While diastolic blood pressure is usually the same throughout the major arteries, sytolic blood pressure may vary significantly between the brachial artery and aorta. In younger adults, this difference in systolic blood pressure is usually greater. As we age, this difference usually begins to diminish, due to a loss of elasticity in the aorta. This rise in CASP causes additional work for the left ventricle.
Arterial pulse waveform is a contour wave generated by the heart when it contracts, and it travels along the arterial walls of the arterial tree. Generally, there are two main components of this wave: forward moving wave and a reflected wave. The forward wave is generated when the heart (ventricles) contracts during systole. This wave travels down the large aorta from the heart and gets reflected at the junction of the aorta into two iliac vessels. By studying the physiology of a waveform you can see that in a normal healthy person, the reflected wave usually returns in the diastolic phase, after the closure of the aorta valves. The returned wave gives a notch and it also helps in the perfusion of the heart through the coronary vessels as it pushes the blood through the coronaries. Therefore the velocity that the reflected wave returns becomes very important: the stiffer the arteries are, the faster it returns. This may cause the reflected wave to return during the systolic phase and increase the final blood pressure reading.
With a simple five-minute, non-invasive test, you can receive information that used to require the insertion of a catheter, fed through the femoral vein in the thigh and up to the aorta. This is a very invasive procedure, and could cost anywhere from $11,000-$15,000. Through human clinical testing, the BPro device has been confirmed to be 99.17% as accurate as a catheter. The BPro makes this information physically and financially within reach of practitioners and patients anywhere in the world!
By taking quality supplements, eating more whole, raw foods, and increasing your exercise, you can substantially improve your CASP and arterial flexibility.
