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Cardio pulse-wave analysis is the latest technology in non-invasive vascular and cardiac screening.

Cardio Pulse wave analysis is the latest technology in non-invasive vascular and cardiac screening. Typically your blood pressure is taken by a blood pressure cuff on the arm and measures a single beat of your heart on the brachial artery at a single moment in time.

Pulsewave Ireland is returning to Galway with the revolutionary Bpro pulse wave analysis device, providing affordable and accurate heart and artery screenings.

Erina MacSweeney BSc (Hon) Dip CNM MIANT will offer customers of Matt O’Flaherty Chemists advice on cardiovascular problems including angina and high cholesterol today (Thursday) and Friday. Ms MacSweeney will offer cardiovascular screenings using the new B Pro device in Matt O’Flaherty Pharmacy, William Street, on both days.

Medically approved Bpro cardio screenings will be held in Staunton’s Pharmacy, Main Street, Castlebar, on Thursday February 16. These screenings are clinically proven to measure central aortic systolic pressure 99.7 per cent as accurate as an angiogram.

Stress can lead to increased levels of cardiovascular problems. This can happen through stress-related increases in blood pressure (hypertension). It can also happen because people under stress may be more likely to engage in unhealthy activities such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and eating unhealthy comfort foods. In due course, these factors conspire to increase the risk of incapacity and even death from high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks.

No matter what your fitness goals are, the best way to achieve them is to train at the right intensity. Training at the correct intensity leads to better results, sufficient recovery, and more enjoyable exercise. Active Fitness and Leisure, the Carlton Hotel’s new state-of-the-art fitness facility, exclusively offers the Suunto Software heart monitoring system, ensuring that clients get the most from their fitness regime.

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that all people regularly do activities that address each component of overall fitness: cardiovascular endurance through aerobic activity, strength through weight training, and flexibility achieved through stretching. Each of these types of exercise can improve our sense of psychological well-being. However, because the most profound effects on mental health are derived through aerobic activity, it is the major focus.