Your heart works hard every day. Many heart health concerns can develop quietly, long before they present with symptoms.
At MDVIP, our providers believe in the power of preventative care. That’s why we offer advanced cardiovascular treatments in Rocky Mount through innovative testing. We help you better understand your heart health and take meaningful steps toward better wellness.
Want to learn about the tests we offer and how they help you gain clarity about your health? In this post, we explain our approach to assessing your risk for a cardiovascular event through 2 different tests.
Looking Beyond Basic Labs
Many patients receive yearly lab work and annual physicals and hear that everything looks fine. But basic cholesterol numbers do not always tell the full story. We perform a cardiovascular risk assessment to give us a deeper look at your heart and metabolic health.
Using blood tests to show internal markers and ultrasounds to visualize heart health, we can create a plan that focuses on prevention—and intervention if necessary.
Cardiometabolic Risk Assessment
A cardiometabolic risk assessment (PHR test) can identify inflammation markers, lipoprotein(a), and other hidden factors that affect heart health.
We might recommend a PHR test for patients with:
- Family history of heart disease
- High stress
- Poor sleep
- Metabolic concerns
- Early signs of cardiovascular strain
Once we understand your results from this simple blood draw, we explain them in plain language. Our team helps you understand what your results mean and how they may connect to your long-term wellness.
From there, Dr. Michal can recommend lifestyle changes, ongoing monitoring, or additional care based on your needs.
CIMT Testing
CIMT stands for carotid intima-media thickness. This noninvasive ultrasound scan, performed by a leading heart specialist, looks at the carotid arteries in your neck, which carry blood to your brain.
During the test, our concierge doctor measures the thickness of the artery walls and checks for early signs of plaque or inflammation. This gives us a clear visual of your cardiovascular health and helps us form plans to reduce the risk of a cardiovascular event.
CIMT testing helps us identify risks linked to heart attack and stroke before symptoms appear. It’s a painless way to understand your health and make meaningful steps forward to reduce your risk of complications.
Take the Next Step Toward Better Heart Health
Advanced cardiovascular testing can help you see what basic labs may miss, giving you and your provider a clearer path forward. If you are looking for cardiovascular treatments in Rocky Mount, Dr. Michal and the MDVIP team are here to support you with thoughtful, faith-driven care.
Request an appointment to speak with our team about how cardiovascular risk assessments and CIMT testing can help protect your heart for years to come.
