ADVANCED ARTERIAL ASSESSMENT IN WEST HOUSTON
Go Beyond Standard Blood Pressure with Deeper Cardiovascular Insight
Look beyond standard blood pressure readings with the Arterial Assessment. This advanced cardiovascular test reveals hidden stress on your heart and arteries by measuring arterial age, central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and overall vascular function. Discover how your cardiovascular system is aging and gain deeper insight into long-term heart health and risk.
Your Longevity Starts in Your Arteries
Longevity is about more than body composition or fitness—it begins with the health of your arteries and the demands placed on your heart every day. The Arterial Health Evaluation provides deeper insight into cardiovascular aging by measuring central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and vascular efficiency. When paired with DEXA body composition analysis and VO₂ Max testing, it creates a more complete view of your cardiovascular health, metabolic performance, and long-term wellness. This integrated approach helps uncover early warning signs, understand how your body is aging internally, and guide smarter decisions to protect both health and performance for years to come.
The Leading Standard in Arterial Health Assessment
For a deeper understanding of cardiovascular wellness, the Arterial Health Evaluation uses the SphygmoCor® system—medical-grade technology trusted by leading cardiology centers and research institutions worldwide. Unlike a standard blood pressure cuff that measures only peripheral pressure, this advanced assessment evaluates central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, vascular elasticity, and overall cardiac workload to reveal how efficiently your arteries are functioning.
By looking beyond traditional blood pressure, the evaluation can uncover early signs of vascular aging and hidden cardiovascular strain before symptoms arise. These insights empower you to make smarter training and lifestyle decisions, monitor cardiovascular performance more precisely, and take proactive steps to support long-term heart, brain, and longevity health.
What Your Arterial Assessment Reveals
Central Blood Pressure
Measures the true pressure experienced by your heart and brain, offering deeper insight than a standard blood pressure cuff.
Arterial Stiffness
Evaluates artery flexibility and cardiovascular strain, helping identify early signs of vascular aging and long-term heart health risk.
Arterial Efficiency
Shows how well your arteries absorb each heartbeat and maintain healthy circulation to vital organs.
Heart Workload Balance
Assesses whether blood flow is meeting your heart’s oxygen demands, helping uncover hidden cardiovascular stress.
Overall Risk Snapshot
Results are summarized into a clear Low, Intermediate, or High-risk classification for an easy understanding of your cardiovascular health.
Take Control of Your Heart Health with Confidence
The Arterial Health Assessment delivers deeper insight into cardiovascular wellness by measuring arterial aging, central blood pressure, and vascular efficiency—far beyond a standard cuff reading. Whether your focus is performance, prevention, or longevity, these insights help guide smarter lifestyle and training decisions so you can reduce future risk and protect long-term heart and brain health.
How DexaFit Arterial Assessment Works
Book Your Appointment
Take the next step toward better cardiovascular health. Book your Arterial Health Assessment online or give us a call to gain deeper insight into your arteries, heart function, and long-term wellness.
Fast, Comfortable Testing
This fast, non-invasive assessment takes only minutes to complete. Relax while the SphygmoCor® system accurately measures key cardiovascular markers, including central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and heart workload.
Receive Results Instantly
Your results are available right away in an easy-to-read, color-coded report that reveals how your arteries are aging and functioning over time. With deeper insight into cardiovascular health, you can take proactive steps to support heart health, performance, and longevity.
Expert guidance
More than just data, your assessment includes expert interpretation to turn complex results into clear, meaningful insights—so you can take confident action toward better long-term health.
The Leading Option for Reliable Arterial Assessments
“It is possible to measure the blood pressure centrally in the aorta just as it comes out of the heart. This is a more accurate blood pressure reading than the one that we take in the arm. The SphgymoCor machine also measures the stiffness or elasticity of the aorta to predict the augmentation index. Hypertension causes arteries to stiffen, making pressure waves bounce back to the heart, which increases systolic blood pressure and the risk for stroke, heart failure, and heart disease.“
— DR. MARK HOUSTON
Director of the Hypertension Institute, Author of The Truth About Heart Disease
*While Dr. Houston has publicly written on the importance of central blood pressure and arterial stiffness, he is not formally affiliated with DexaFit, and his quotes reflect his published opinion.
FAQs
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A standard blood pressure cuff provides only a momentary reading of peripheral blood pressure. The Advanced Vascular Evaluation goes further by measuring central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and vascular efficiency—key indicators of the actual strain experienced by your heart, brain, and vital organs. This deeper assessment reveals how well your arteries are functioning and can uncover early signs of cardiovascular stress that traditional blood pressure testing may miss. By looking beyond the cuff, the evaluation supports smarter prevention, long-term heart health, and optimized performance.
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The Arterial Health Assessment provides a comprehensive view of how your arteries are aging and how efficiently they support circulation. You’ll gain insight into central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, vascular elasticity, and heart workload—summarized in a clear, easy-to-understand risk profile. These insights can help identify potential concerns before symptoms arise, track progress from lifestyle or training changes, and support smarter decisions for cardiovascular fitness, brain health, and long-term longevity.
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While tests like coronary calcium scoring, carotid ultrasound, and CT angiography provide valuable cardiovascular information, they are often more expensive, involve imaging or radiation exposure, and are typically used after risk has already increased. The Arterial Health Assessment offers a different approach—quick, non-invasive, radiation-free, and prevention-focused.
By measuring central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and vascular function earlier in the process, it can reveal hidden cardiovascular strain before structural disease develops. This makes it a powerful complement to traditional heart screenings, providing actionable insights to support prevention, performance, and long-term cardiovascular health.
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The Arterial Assessment is quick, comfortable, and completely non-invasive. No needles, contrast dyes, or special preparation are required. Simply sit back and relax while the SphygmoCor® system measures arterial stiffness, central blood pressure, and heart workload in just a few minutes.
Your results are available immediately in a clear, easy-to-understand report, giving you meaningful insight into your cardiovascular health. Combined with expert guidance, these data can help inform smarter decisions for long-term heart health, fitness, and overall wellness.
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For most people, testing every 3–6 months is ideal during periods of active lifestyle, training, or blood pressure changes to monitor measurable progress. Once stabilized, repeating the assessment once or twice per year can help support preventive care, track cardiovascular health, and maintain long-term wellness.
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The Arterial Health Assessment is designed for anyone who wants deeper insight into cardiovascular health and longevity. Whether you’re managing blood pressure, training for performance, prioritizing prevention, or optimizing long-term wellness, this assessment helps uncover how efficiently your arteries are functioning. From fitness-focused adults to those aiming to reduce future cardiovascular risk, it provides actionable insight for every stage of life.
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Yes. Your results are available immediately in a clear, color-coded report that highlights arterial age, central blood pressure, vascular efficiency, and overall cardiovascular risk. Designed to be simple and actionable, the report makes it easy to understand your cardiovascular health without the complexity of traditional medical data.
Our team will review your results with you, explain what each metric means, and provide personalized guidance to help improve or maintain arterial health through exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies.
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Absolutely. The Arterial Health Assessment is completely safe, non-invasive, and free from radiation, needles, or contrast dyes. Adults of all ages can benefit from understanding how their arteries are functioning and how their cardiovascular system is aging.
For younger adults, the assessment establishes a valuable baseline for heart health, fitness, and long-term prevention. For middle-aged and older adults, it offers deeper insight into vascular aging, blood pressure health, and early indicators of cardiovascular risk—making it a powerful tool for proactive, lifelong wellness.
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Yes. The Arterial Health Assessment is designed to track how your arteries respond to lifestyle changes, training, or medical treatment over time. Improvements in arterial stiffness, central blood pressure, and cardiovascular workload can be measured, helping you see the real impact of your efforts.
Whether you’re improving nutrition, increasing aerobic exercise, managing stress, or adjusting medications, repeat assessments provide measurable progress and meaningful feedback—helping you stay informed, motivated, and aligned with your long-term cardiovascular goals.