Preventive Cardiology: Early Detection for Better Heart Health
Your heart may feel fine, but do you actually know your risk?
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Heart diseases develop silently for decades before the first symptom appears. Preventive cardiology shifts the focus to identifying cardiovascular risk early, giving you the power to act before it becomes an emergency.
Risk is cumulative
Standard cardiovascular risk is rarely driven by a single factor. It is the cumulative effect of many daily and biological factors. While an inherent risk from your family history is set as a genetic baseline, lifestyle choices such as diet, exercise, stress and smoking dictate how it occurs. Uncontrolled blood pressure causes strain on arterial walls while elevated cholesterol can build plaque, and unmanaged blood sugar damages the lining of blood vessels [1][2][3].
Digital health is changing prevention
Today, advances in digital healthcare are moving at a faster pace than before, transforming preventive cardiology, enabling faster detection, smarter risk assessment, and a more personalized roadmap to better heart care. Bringing healthcare to your fingertips has always been the driving force behind HeartIQ Score. It combines relevant clinical information and cardiovascular biomarkers to support a comprehensive approach to preventive heart health, helping individuals understand their cardiovascular risk and take informed steps toward prevention.
What advanced biomarkers add
Advanced blood biomarkers such as ApoB, Lp(a), and hs-CRP, when interpreted alongside lifestyle and other clinical factors, can help healthcare professionals develop a more comprehensive understanding of an individual’s cardiovascular risk [4]. When a potential high risk is identified, it provides both the patient and healthcare professionals an unprecedented opportunity to consider appropriate lifestyle changes, monitoring, further evaluation or treatment where clinically indicated.
Early knowledge creates an opportunity to act — this is the fundamental principle of preventive cardiology.
Protecting your heart shouldn’t begin in an emergency room. By taking a proactive approach today, you move away from guesswork. HeartIQ Score isn’t just a readout of lab numbers, it is your personal roadmap to a healthier and longer life.
Don’t wait for your symptoms to speak. Take control of your cardiac health today by discovering your score at www.heartiqscore.com.
References
- Kim H. L., et al. (2023). Arterial stiffness and hypertension. Clinical Hypertension, 29(1), 31. doi:10.1186/s40885-023-00258-1
- Hoffman M. (2023, March 19). Cholesterol and artery plaque buildup (M. Cassoobhoy, Med. Rev.). WebMD. webmd.com
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Diabetes, heart disease, & stroke. National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. niddk.nih.gov
- Meng Q., et al. (2024). Lp(a) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein are predictive biomarkers for coronary heart disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Heliyon, 10(21), e40074. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40074
Know your heart risk before it shows
HeartIQ Score brings together a 3-minute health assessment, home blood tests and a doctor consultation to give you a clear, personalised risk picture.
