Get a clear picture of your vascular health by looking at specific biomarkers associated with the leading causes of injury and disease.

SMART Vascular Dx

$199.00

A simple blood test that helps you understand your body’s current vascular health by diagnosing inflammation in the lining of your arteries that can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and metabolic syndrome. SMART Vascular DX analyzes 7 specific biomarkers straight from the site of inflammation or injury in your body.

The test detects the early stages of a variety of vascular diseases by detecting the initial arterial or endothelial damage. When the lining of the artery is damaged, the body’s immune system is activated. Sometimes the body’s immune system gets confused and attacks normal tissue causing lesions to form, potentially leading to health complications, or death.

Measures: IL-16, MCP-3, Eotaxin, CTACK, Fas, Fas Ligand, HGF

 Sample Collection: Blood draw (1 sst, 1 lav)

 

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SMART Vascular Dx measures 9 strategically identified biomarkers to give you a clear look at your vascular health.

The test detects the early stages of Heart Disease by detecting the initial arterial or endothelial damage. When the lining of the artery is damaged, the body’s immune system is activated, causing a lesions to form, potentially leading to health complications, or death.

CTACK
CTACK is associated with homing of memory T lymphocytes to the skin, and plays a role in T cell-mediated inflammation of the skin.

HGF
Hepatocyte growth factor regulates cell growth, and has been shown to have a major role in adult organ regeneration, and in wound healing.

Eotaxin
Eotaxin is involved in recruiting cells that clean up damage in the blood vessels and facilitates healing.

IL-16
IL-16 is a “Signaling Molecule” triggers repair process. Immune response begins.

MCP-3
MCP-3 Recruits monocyte/macrophages that form foam cells which clean up damaged cells, lipids, and cellular debris.

Fas
Fas is a key component of cell repair “prevents cell death”.

Fas Ligand
Fas Ligand initiates cell death and recycling.

References:

· Cross DS, McCarty CA, Hytopoulos E, et al. (2012) Coronary risk assessment among intermediate risk patients using a clinical and biomarker based algorithm developed and validated in two population cohorts. CMRO Vol 28 – Issue 11

· Younus M, Fan W, Harrington D, et al. (2019) Usefulness of a Coronary Artery Disease Predictive Algorithm to Predict Global Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Am J Cardiol 123(5):769-775

· Hytopoulos E, Lee ML, Beggs M, et al. (2014) Cost effectiveness analysis of a next generation risk assessment score for cardiovascular disease. J Med Econ 17(2):132-41

(Note, MIRISK VP is the previous name of the PULS Cardiac Test, which is now named SMART Vascular Dx™)

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