Evaluate Your Heart Stroke Risk With Advanced Carotid Ultrasound, AAA Screening, And MUGA Scan

Carotid Ultrasound is often called Doppler testing. It can detect if your artery walls are narrowed and if you have a plaque in your arteries, both of which raise your heart stroke risk. The pressures of blood on the artery walls, and also the position of any prospective blood clots, are all factors to consider. On either side of your neck, you have two carotid arteries. They are responsible for transporting blood from your heart to your brain.

If you've previously had carotid artery surgery, this ultrasound will show you how successful the procedure was. Sound waves are used to assess blood flow through the carotid arteries in a painless and safe process.

Need of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening

Aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is a procedure for determining whether the aorta, the major blood vessel that flows from your heart to your abdomen, has a protrusion or swelling. An abdominal aortic aneurysm, or AAA, is an enlargement or swelling in the aorta. If it isn't caught early enough, it can be fatal.

If your doctor suspects you have an aortic aneurysm after your diagnosis, some advanced tests can clarify it.

What is MUGA Scan?

A MUGA Scan (Multigated Acquisition) captures video images of the heart's bottom chambers to see if they're pumping blood adequately. It reveals any irregularities in the size and flow of blood through the heart's chambers, known as "ventricles."

For those who will be getting cancer treatments that may harm the heart, an echocardiography is usually advised rather than a MUGA scan.

If you want to avoid heart illness or have a family history of heart disease, it's a good idea to make a consultation with your doctor to have any concerns diagnosed.