{"id":62,"date":"2013-04-02T20:37:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T20:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/?p=62"},"modified":"2019-05-11T19:45:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T02:45:26","slug":"how-to-assess-your-risk-for-developing-heart-disease-or-stroke-anaheim-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/how-to-assess-your-risk-for-developing-heart-disease-or-stroke-anaheim-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Assess Your Risk for Developing Heart Disease or Stroke | Anaheim, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"iStock_000014235018Small\"<\/a>The goal in determining your risk is to diagnose the actual presence of atherosclerosis<\/strong> within the arteries of your body, especially your brain, heart, abdomen and legs. Our\u00a0Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program<\/strong> includes understanding your inherited genetic makeup (family history) as well as determining your personal lifestyle, medical history, physical examination, body fat composition, laboratory testing, carotid artery ultrasound (determines the actual presence of any atherosclerotic<\/strong> plaque in the carotid arteries in the neck), and EKG. Additional testing may include a 64-Slice CT scan of the heart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Initial screening tests include:<\/p>\n

\u2022Family History
\n\u2022Personal Medical History
\n\u2022Complete Physical Examination
\n\u2022Current Status of: Smoking, Alcohol Intake, Physical Activity, Medications
\n\u2022Blood Pressure
\n\u2022Pulse (to detect any irregularity of the heart rate)
\n\u2022Resting EKG
\n\u2022Body Mass Index (BMI)
\n\u2022BodyStat Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) of fat and lean body mass composition
\n\u2022Waist \/ Hip Circumference Ratio
\n\u2022 Laboratory Testing:
\n\u2022Fasting Lipoprotein Profile (Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL, Triglycerides)
\n\u2022Cardiovascular Risk Markers (CRP-HS)
\n\u2022Metabolic Profile for Diabetes, Liver, Kidney, Bone and Electrolytes
\n\u2022Thyroid Function
\n\u2022Complete Blood Count (CBC)
\n\u2022Carotid Artery Ultrasound Screening for atherosclerosis and Stroke Risk
\n\u2022Echo and Stress Echocardiograms, when indicated
\n\u2022Holter Monitoring for evaluation of irregular heartbeat, when indicated<\/p>\n

Initial screening tests should be performed at the age of 18 and be repeated at least every two to five years, depending on age and test results. By implementing lifestyle changes and indicated medical treatments now available, the future risk of coronary artery disease and stroke due to atherosclerosis can be significantly reduced and probably prevented.<\/p>\n

Learn more about your health and opportunities for prevention of this disease by contacting Dr. Gordon Gunn <\/strong>today at (714) 912-2211 to schedule an appointment. <\/b><\/p>\n

Dr. Gordon Gunn also proudly serves Fullerton, Buena Park, La Mirada, Yorba Linda, Diamond Bar, Walnut, and surrounding areas.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The goal in determining your risk is to diagnose the actual presence of atherosclerosis within the arteries of your body, especially your brain, heart, abdomen and legs. Our\u00a0Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program includes understanding your inherited genetic makeup (family history) as well as determining your personal lifestyle, medical history, physical examination, body fat composition, … Continue reading How to Assess Your Risk for Developing Heart Disease or Stroke | Anaheim, CA<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[4,29,5],"tags":[18,6,61,14,21],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3mKiD-10","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":600,"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions\/600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gordongunnmd.com\/womens_wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}