{"id":11937,"date":"2022-12-21T15:10:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asc-italia.it\/cardiovascular-diagnostics\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:55:00","slug":"cardiovascular-diagnostics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asc-italia.it\/en\/cardiovascular-diagnostics\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiovascular Diagnostics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Call us for information <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Not only against cancer:<\/strong>
ASC’s mission also includes cardiovascular disease.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The ASC Diagnostic Centre, set up with the fundamental mission of disseminating the Whole-Body Diffusion for the early diagnosis of cancer in the asymptomatic population, could not fail to pay special attention to the major issue of cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n

Moreover, these diseases still constitute one of the most significant public health problems in Italy and are among the main causes of disability and mortality.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Protecting our tireless heart pump remains a health priority, which is why ASC has decided to make a package of examinations, recommended by international guidelines, available to the public to monitor the condition of the heart and blood vessels.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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That of stimulating a positive change<\/strong> in people’s habits<\/strong> in order to curb<\/strong> possible risk factors<\/strong>, which are: cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, disorders of the so-called “lipid profile” (triglycerides and cholesterol), overweight, sedentariness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Risk factors are those specific conditions that increase the likelihood of a health problem in the individual. Here then, on the cardiovascular front, is a brief sketch of an infamous quartet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The cigarette, for example, induces a significant reduction in “good” HDL cholesterol, which helps cleanse the arteries of fatty sediments. In addition, due to smoking, the blood vessels undergo vasoconstriction, i.e. their calibre shrinks and the pressure rises. It has been calculated that a cigarette steadily increases the “maximum” blood pressure reading by 5-6 millimetres of mercury for every 15 minutes of smoking! <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The guidelines drawn up by the experts indicate that a therapeutic intervention, including a pharmacological one, is justified when the blood pressure values measured by the doctor are 140 mm Hg or more for the “maximum” and\/or 90 mm Hg or more for the “minimum”. The trouble is that hypertension (17 million Italians suffer from it: on average, 33% of men and 31% of women) is a silent killer: when it sets in, it does not cause any major tell-tale symptoms, but in the meantime it progressively wears down our body systems and increases the likelihood of serious health problems: angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral stroke, chronic renal failure, memory loss. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hypercholesterolaemia, or high concentrations of cholesterol in the blood, is a factor that determines an inflammatory state in the arterial walls. It is involved in the genesis of atherosclerosis, the pathological condition characterised by the deposition of cholesterol on the inner surface of blood vessels and the formation of those dangerous “scales” known as atheromatous plaques.
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\n\t\t\t\tFighting overweight is also a crucial measure to tame the ill effects of blood pressure. Hypercaloric diets and the accumulation of body fat promote a hypertensive state. Each kilogram of body weight lost corresponds to one millimetre of mercury (the unit of blood pressure measurement) less! This is not a trivial value: in mild forms of hypertension (with values equal to or slightly above 140\/90) this intervention may already be sufficient to bring blood pressure levels back to normal. Without having to resort to medication. Weight loss is perhaps the best non-pharmacological treatment of mildly elevated blood pressure. Our weight status is defined by our Body Mass Index (BMI), which is the ratio of how much we weigh to our height squared. For example: if you weigh 65 kg and are 1.65 m tall, the calculation will be: 65 \/ (1.65 X 1.65) = 65 \/ 2.72 = 23.8 (kg\/m2). Here is the grid created by the World Health Organisation:<\/span>\r\n