Hypertension公司研制诊断早期心血管疾病的设备

一种设备可以检测心血管疾病的早期症状，被2005年1月的《今日心血管病》选为“当月值得推荐的设备”。

这种设备叫做CVProfilor，可以检测小动脉和大动脉的弹性以确定患者是患上早期心血管疾病，是否需要进一步的诊断和处理。这种检测得到了美国食品和药品管理局的批准，具有价廉、非侵入性、检测迅速、快速获得结果等特点。CVProfilor是由Hypertension诊断公司研制开发的。

Hypertension诊断公司主席兼首席执行官Mark Schwarz说：“近期的医学研究显示：在测定高血压的时候血管压力并不十分有效。我们希望美国高血压学会在近期修订高血压的定义，强调高血压的血管特性。”

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.”