An Easy, At Home Test to Find Plaque in your Arteries

Physionic

Dec 11, 2024

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0:00 - Introduction
0:42 - Test Background
2:22 - How does this test work?
3:08 - The Test
7:11 - Interpreting your Results
8:54 - What to do next?

Dr. Brewer's Video: https://youtu.be/GNayrvFhiVE?si=HIaJGgPXdKt-9-Hx

References
[1] Dachun Xu, Jue Li, Liling Zou, et al. Sensitivity and specificity of the ankle--brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease: a structured review. Vasc Med. 2010;15(5):361-369. doi:10.1177/1358863X10378376

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Understand ABI score to assess plaque buildup risk

A score below 0.6 indicates a high likelihood of plaque buildup, while a score between 0.6 and 0.89 suggests a possibility of plaque.

#plaque

#testing

Perform at-home arterial plaque test using Ankle-Brachial Index

The Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) is a simple at-home test using a blood pressure cuff to find out if you have significant plaque in your arteries.

#plaque

#testing

Understand ABI test limitations for accurate artery blockage detection

The ABI test has high specificity (98%) and sensitivity (90%), but this is only true for detecting artery blockages of 50% or greater.

#artery

#testing

Avoid test if diagnosed with DVT or severe leg pain

If you have been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or have severe leg pain, you should skip performing this test.

#risk

#testing

Calculate your ABI score using ankle and arm blood pressure measurements

To calculate your ABI score, divide the highest systolic (top number) blood pressure from your ankle measurements by the highest systolic number from your arm measurements.