PROActive is an aggressive approach
to identifying the presence and extent of atherosclerosis.
This preventative approach is based on a patients
family history, lifestyle, radiographic tests, and
physical exams.
Philip Reid Oranburg,
MD, FACC is the Medical Director of PROActive. After
completing his training at the University of Chicago
and the University of Pennsylvania, he held a faculty... Click here to learn more!
Diet is an important
factor in heart disease. However, the issue of
diet and nutrition is complex, as it is influenced
by a range of social, cultural, economic and physiological
factors... Click here to learn more!
Facts About Heart Disease
61 Million Americans have
cardiovascular disease
It has been the leading cause of death in the united states
for each of the past 100 years except for 1918
A child born in the United States today has a 47% chance of
dying from cardiovascular disease
An American woman is ten times more likely to die of cardiovascular
disease than of breast cancer
More than 75% of elderly individuals have a high-grade arterial
narrowing
This year, for about 1.5 million Americans, a heart attack
will be the first sign of coronary artery disease, without
any warning symptoms; half of these will die
88% of those people who have heart attacks would have been
labeled low to moderate risk by conventional risk assessment
