Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Specialist

Advanced cardiovascular risk assessments include comprehensive physical exams and diagnostic testing that determine your heart disease risk, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), heart failure, heart attack, or stroke.

The New York Medical Vascular Care team can determine if your cardiovascular risk level is slight, moderate, or high and offer treatment when necessary.

Your New York Medical Vascular Care provider might recommend you undergo a cardiovascular risk assessment if you have known risk factors for heart disease. Examples include:

• Older age
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Lower extremity swelling
• Obesity
• Family history of heart problems
• Physical inactivity
• Poor dietary habits
• Smoking
• Chronic stress
• Fatigue
• Dizziness

Anyone can develop heart problems, regardless of your risk factors, which is why routine cardiovascular risk assessments are important after you reach a certain age. This is the case even if you don’t have many risk factors.

When you arrive at New York Medical Vascular Care for a cardiovascular risk assessment, your provider checks your blood pressure, weight, pulse, and other vital signs. They discuss your medical history and symptoms and complete a comprehensive physical examination.

Your cardiovascular specialist might recommend you undergo blood tests to check cholesterol levels, vascular imaging procedures, an electrocardiogram (EKG), or a stress test to assess your heart disease risks or diagnose a medical problem. 

Your personalized treatment for shortness of breath depends on its type, severity, and cause. Your New York Medical Vascular Care provider might recommend weight loss, altering your diet, other healthy lifestyle changes, taking certain medications, using an inhaler, allergy treatments, additional diagnostic testing, or undergoing a minor surgical procedure.

Seeing a health care professional at the first sign of shortness of breath is ideal, as it could be a sign of a serious problem.

If you or a loved one experiences shortness of breath, see the experts at New York Medical Vascular Care. Schedule an appointment by calling the office, booking online, or walking into the nearest location today.

Your New York Medical Vascular Care provider might recommend treatments if you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), or another heart-related problem. They may include:

• Weight loss
• Healthy eating changes
• Getting more exercise
• Not smoking
• Reducing stress
• Trying dietary supplements
• Taking certain medications
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

PCI, also known as angioplasty with stenting, is a surgical procedure in which your provider places a thin, flexible tube (a catheter) into a narrowed blood vessel to widen it, keep it open, and stimulate better blood flow.

If you’re at risk of heart disease or experience new or unusual symptoms, don’t delay undergoing a cardiovascular risk assessment.

Schedule an appointment with New York Medical Vascular Care by phone or book online today. Many patients also benefit from related services such as cholesterol screening and hypertension screening, which are often part of long-term heart disease prevention.