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HealthYes!® adds several screenings in response to high-demand
Austin, Texas, December 1, 2009 - HealthYes!®, a leading mobile medical screening provider, is offering several new preventive screenings directly focused on heart disease. The new tests include: a six-lead electrocardiogram (EKG), cholesterol finger-stick, and 10-year Framingham Cardiac Risk Score as well as diabetes and liver function testing. With the addition of these very important tests, HealthYes!® is able to provide more testing for nearly the same cost of their current screening packages.
"Our clients requested these crucial tests and HealthYes!® once again responded to the market," said Dale W. Wood, President, HealthYes!®. "Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans and we wanted to expand our comprehensive preventive screening packages to allow clients to have a wider-range of resources to manage their health with the help of their physician."
At a fraction of the cost of similar tests conducted in hospitals, HealthYes!® screenings are performed by highly-trained technicians and registered sonographers. All HealthYes!® medical assistants have completed the Cholestech Proficiency Certification Program, in order to administer the new screening tests. HealthYes!®'s new tests will be included in a seven screening package, priced at $199.99. Comparable medical screenings provided by world-class hospitals normally run from $1,500 to $2,000+.
Dr. Vu Nguyen, cardiologist for Texas Cardiovascular Consultants at St. David's Hospital, worked closely with HealthYes!® to develop their six-lead electrocardiogram (EKG) screening protocol.
"Now we can image the arteries and blood vessels and I think that really adds to the information in terms of telling people how at risk they are for heart attacks and strokes," said Dr. Nguyen. "Prevention is very important. I always tell my patients this when we talk about prevention modalities. It is so much easier to prevent that heart attack or stroke than dealing with the consequences."
Legacy health screenings still offered by HealthYes!® include: Stroke/Carotid Artery Disease Screening, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm(AAA), Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), Arterial Stiffness Index (ASI), and Osteoporosis.
The new screening services being offered by HealthYes!® include:
- Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) - Identify and assess the electrical activity and "Rhythm" of your heart, as well as your risk for silent heart attack, atrial fibrillation, and ischemia by employing.
- Framingham Risk Score - Identify and assess the risk of a major cardiac episode in the next 10-year timeframe by looking at risk factors including age, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, hypertension, diabetes and cigarette smoking. The Framingham risk score gives estimates for "hard CHD" which includes myocardial infarction and coronary death.
- Lipid Panel (Cholesterol, Triglycerides & Glucose) - Identify and assess risk for heart disease and diabetes by collecting small blood samples for analysis. Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides and Glucose are calculated.
- Liver Function (ALT/AST Enzymes) - Identify and assess abnormal liver function by collecting a small sample of blood for analysis. ALT and AST are enzymes located in liver cells that leak out into the general circulation when the liver cells are injured. Both are good indicators of liver damage or injury from different types of disease including: heart failure, liver tumors, viral hepatitis, fatty liver and side effects of cholesterol-lowering medications.
HealthYes!® was founded in April 2007, and launched it services in March 2008. The company is growing rapidly to serve communities throughout Texas. In the last year, HealthYes!® has expanded its reach into the San Antonio, Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth areas and anticipates expanding its presence to additional cities outside of Texas in early 2010.
About HealthYes!®
Austin, Texas-based HealthYes!® leverages the most medically advanced, state-of-the-art approach in the mobile screening industry. Through widely
accepted, non-invasive, FDA-approved technology and techniques, the company’s screenings identify five life-threatening medical conditions and
diseases: heart disease, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and osteoporosis. The company’s team of technicians is
formally trained to conduct screenings and all results are reviewed by locally based, board-certified radiologists.
More than a quality screening, HealthYes!® provides clients with detailed, clinically relevant analysis and ultrasound images within four business
days. The specific, numeric data and images garnered from the screening process serves as a resource of information clients can share with their
physician—all at a fraction of the cost of similar tests conducted in hospitals.
To schedule an appointment or for more information on HealthYes!®, health screenings, or health and wellness education, visit
www.HealthYes.com or call 1-888-802-3130 (toll-free).
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