Your heart beats over 100,000 times every day — but how well is it performing?
A Basic Heart Ultrasound with Color & Spectral Doppler is a safe, non-invasive ultrasound that takes a look at your heart’s function in real time. With color and spectral Doppler technology, it doesn’t just show your heart’s anatomy — it also tracks the direction and speed of blood flow, revealing how efficiently your heart is pumping.
Even if you feel perfectly healthy, subtle changes in your heart’s pumping ability can begin long before symptoms appear.
This test evaluates how well your heart muscle contracts, helping detect early signs and potential risks of conditions like cardiomyopathy or heart failure.
Your heart valves control blood flow through its chambers. With Doppler imaging, we can spot valve narrowing (stenosis) or leakage (regurgitation) early — issues that often go unnoticed until they cause fatigue, shortness of breath, or chest discomfort.
Detecting these conditions early allows for timely lifestyle changes or medical follow-up that protect long-term heart function.
The test is painless, uses no radiation, and takes about 15 minutes. You simply lie comfortably while we capture detailed moving images of your heart.
Our Advanced Ultrasound Technology provides high-resolution cardiac imaging typically found only in cardiology clinics — now available in a preventive, wellness-based setting.
Think of this test as a “performance check for your heart.”
Whether you’re an athlete, fitness enthusiast, or simply health-conscious, it helps you understand how your heart is truly functioning — so you can keep it strong for decades to come.
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) is an ultrasound measurement of the inner two layers of the carotid arteries — the vessels that supply blood to your brain. By assessing the thickness of these artery walls, we can identify early changes of atherosclerosis long before symptoms develop.
A CIMT test (Carotid Intima-Media Thickness) is a non-invasive ultrasound that measures the thickness of the inner layers of your carotid arteries — the vessels that supply blood to your brain. This test provides an early, quantitative snapshot of your vascular health long before traditional symptoms or even abnormal lab results appear.
CIMT identifies early plaque buildup — the earliest stage of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) — often years before a heart attack risk or stroke risk becomes apparent.
This means you can act early with lifestyle, diet, or medical changes to reverse or stabilize plaque formation.
Clinical studies show CIMT is one of the strongest non-invasive predictors of future cardiovascular events.
A small increase in artery wall thickness can indicate increased risk — even when cholesterol, blood pressure, or other routine labs are normal.
Up to 50% of heart attacks and strokes occur in individuals with no prior warning signs.
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) screening can help identify early changes in arterial thickness associated with increased cardiovascular risk, supporting timely discussions with your healthcare provider.
For endurance and high-intensity athletes, CIMT helps ensure your arteries are adapting well to your cardiovascular load. It can detect if intense training is promoting healthy vascular elasticity — or if early inflammation or stiffness is occurring.
CIMT can be repeated annually to track how interventions — such as diet, exercise, statins, or supplements — are affecting arterial health. It’s a measurable, trackable scorecard for your cardiovascular progress.
The test uses simple ultrasound imaging — no needles, radiation, or contrast dyes — and typically takes about 20–30 minutes. It’s one of the most affordable, high-impact preventive screenings available today.
CIMT testing is endorsed by preventive cardiology experts as one of the most reliable, non-invasive ways to measure vascular health and “arterial age.”
(Eligible for HSA/FSA payment: This service is eligible for reimbursement through FSA/HSA accounts and qualifies as a medical expense under IRS Publication 502)