一種設(shè)備可以檢測(cè)心血管疾病的早期癥狀，被2005年1月的《今日心血管病》選為“當(dāng)月值得推薦的設(shè)備”。

這種設(shè)備叫做CVProfilor，可以檢測(cè)小動(dòng)脈和大動(dòng)脈的彈性以確定患者是患上早期心血管疾病，是否需要進(jìn)一步的診斷和處理。這種檢測(cè)得到了美國(guó)食品和藥品管理局的批準(zhǔn)，具有價(jià)廉、非侵入性、檢測(cè)迅速、快速獲得結(jié)果等特點(diǎn)。CVProfilor是由Hypertension診斷公司研制開發(fā)的。

Hypertension診斷公司主席兼首席執(zhí)行官M(fèi)ark Schwarz說：“近期的醫(yī)學(xué)研究顯示：在測(cè)定高血壓的時(shí)候血管壓力并不十分有效。我們希望美國(guó)高血壓學(xué)會(huì)在近期修訂高血壓的定義，強(qiáng)調(diào)高血壓的血管特性?！?/P>

Device Diagnoses Cardiovascular Disease
 
A device that tests for signs of early cardiovascular disease was featured as “Device of the Month” in the January 2005 issue of Today in Cardiology.

Called the CVProfilor, the device measures the elasticity of small and large arteries to determine if patients have early-stage cardiovascular disease that requires further diagnosis and treatment. The test, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is inexpensive, noninvasive, quick to perform, and provides immediate results. The CVProfilor was developed by Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. (St. Paul, MN, USA).

“Recent medical research shows blood pressure to be ineffective for measuring hypertension," said Mark Schwarz, chairman and CEO of Hypertension diagnostics. “We expect the American Society of Hypertension will revise its definition of hypertension to emphasize the vascular nature of the disease in the very near future.”