Is there a finger test that can detect heart disease? Part 2

The endopat is widely available in the office of many doctors. So the question is, “does it work?”

Well, the test is new and it is marketed heavily because it makes a lot of money for the doctors. The test cannot image your heart and no one knows for sure if the changes in the finger are the same as those in your heart.

More important, the test is not covered by most insurance or Medicare plans. When a test is not covered by Medicare, you can usually assume that it has more to do with profits for doctors .  In short, this is just another bogus test which has no practical application. One can tell easily that you are at high risk for heart disease just based on the history. One does not need an expensive finger test to tell a person to start walking or stop smoking.

Common sense indicates that people who live healthy, usually do not develop medical problems.

Save your money by avoiding this BS test and learn to live healthy. If you have high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol, change your lifestyle, stop smoking, start walking, and eat a healthy diet with low fat. This is one piece of advice which does not require an EndoPAT test.

How is high blood pressure treated? part 1

Once the diagnosis of high blood pressure is made, it is important to start treatment even if one has no symptoms. Because there are no symptoms, many individuals delay treatment and then it is too late to reverse any of the complications. The treatment is life long.

Blood pressure goals aren't the same for everyone. Although everyone should strive for blood pressure readings below 140/90, doctors recommend lower readings for people with certain conditions.

Blood pressure treatment goals

140/90- for the health adult

130/80- for those with chronic kidney disease, diabetes or heart disease

120/80- for those with a weak heart

Drug treatment

The treatment of hypertension is straightforward. Over the last three decades various guidelines have been established. There are also numerous types of drugs used to treat hypertension and which drug the physician selects is based on his/her experience. For most individuals, a single drug may suffice, and in others multiple drugs may be required to control the blood pressure.