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What is Vascular Disease? Stroke, Heart Attack, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) or Aneurysm What is a Vascular Screening? A series of 3 non-invasive procedures that can provide you with a snapshot of major arteries—similar to highways on a road map What are some of the Risk Factors for Vascular Disease? Smoking, overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, family history of heart &/or peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, over age 40 What are some of the Signs and Symptoms of Vascular Disease? Stroke (brain attack) • Numbness, weakness of face, arm or leg—often only on one side of body • Sudden confusion or trouble speaking • Trouble seeing in one or both eyes • Sudden difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination • Sudden severe headache Heart attack • Uncomfortable chest pain or pressure • Discomfort in one or both arms, back, neck, shoulder, stomach • Shortness of Breath • Breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, light-headedness Aneurysm • Usually has no symptoms Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD) • Painful cramping in hips, thighs or calves when walking, climbing stairs or exercising, usually stops when activity stops • Discoloration of foot • Marked decrease in temperature of lower leg or foot especially compared to other foot/leg For more information on Vascular Screening log on to www.mercy4u.com or call 479-878-1969. “ T h e t r o u b l e w i t h v a s c u l a r a n d h e a r t d i s e a s e i s t h a t y o u r f i r s t s y m p t o m m a y b e y o u r l a s t . ” ! Vascular Screening Carotid Artery Clear Carotid Artery Blockage - Smoker Carotid Artery Blockage - Non-smoker To schedule your Vascular Screening today Call: 479-878-1969 Carotid (stroke) Aorta (aneurysm) ABIs (PAD of legs) Cost for all 3 is $100.00** **these screening procedures are not covered by insurance www.Mercy4U.com VS-1

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Page 1: Vascular Screening information sheet - Mercy...Stroke, Heart Attack, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) or Aneurysm What is a Vascular Screening? A series of 3 non-invasive procedures

What is Vascular Disease?Stroke, Heart Attack, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) or Aneurysm

What is a Vascular Screening?A series of 3 non-invasive procedures that can provide you with a snapshot of major arteries—similar to highways on a road map

What are some of the Risk Factors for Vascular Disease?Smoking, overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, family history of heart &/or peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, over age 40

What are some of the Signs and Symptoms of Vascular Disease?Stroke (brain attack) • Numbness, weakness of face, arm or leg—often only on one side of body• Sudden confusion or trouble speaking• Trouble seeing in one or both eyes• Sudden difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination• Sudden severe headache

Heart attack • Uncomfortable chest pain or pressure• Discomfort in one or both arms, back, neck, shoulder, stomach• Shortness of Breath• Breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, light-headedness

Aneurysm• Usually has no symptoms

Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD)• Painful cramping in hips, thighs or calves when walking, climbing stairs or exercising, usually stops when activity stops• Discoloration of foot• Marked decrease in temperature of lower leg or foot especially compared to other foot/leg

For more information on Vascular Screening log on to www.mercy4u.com or call 479-878-1969.

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