The Problem

Vascular disease can:

• Cause potentially lethal aneurysms of the main body artery (aorta)
• Block the carotid arteries to the brain causing strokes and
• Impair the circulation in the legs leading to serious disability Often, these conditions do not produce symptoms.

Early vascular disease detection has great value - it can significantly reduce the risks of subsequent death and disability from vascular disease.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Division of Vascular Surgery has a Vascular Disease Screening Program aimed at early detection of vascular diseases

Our screening program involves the following three, painless, noninvasive tests:

• Carotid Duplex (Carotid Artery Ultrasound Scan)
• Abdominal Duplex (Aorta Ultrasound Scan)
• Ankle Brachial Index (Test of blood flow in the legs)

Who should be screened?

People over 60 with one or more of the following risk factors:

Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Smoking
Coronary (Heart) Artery Disease
Family History of Vascular Disease*
Prior Stroke or "Mini" Stroke
Known peripheral (non cardiac) vascular disease

*everyone over 50 who has a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm should be screened


Cost

Medicare and many insurance companies do not cover the costs of vascular disease screening in people that do not have symptoms. The NYPH Division of Vascular Surgery therefore provides a low cost alternative - $220 for all three tests.


Make an appointment or obtain more information

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center: Call 212-305-1165
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center: Call 646-962-3450