Drs. Kathleen Andersen & Niloufar Heydayat Join HeartSmart Associates Network

March 27, 2011 - PRLog -- HeartSmart Technologies Eye Care Division is pleased to announce that Kathleen Andersen, OD and Niloufar Hedayat, OD of RSM Vision in Rancho Santa Margarita, California have joined the HeartSmart Associates Network.

Members of the HeartSmart Associates Network have integrated into their practices HeartSmartIMTplusTM to educate patients on their individual risks of cardiovascular disease including heart attacks and strokes.  The World Health Organization (WHO) cites cardiovascular disease as the No. 1 killer of men and women worldwide causing over 17.1 million deaths annually.

The HeartSmart Associates Network is comprised of multi-disciplinary physicians committed to preventing the personal tragedies associated with cardiovascular disease and includes Doctors of Optometry, Primary Care Physicians, Ophthalmologists, Internists, Endocrinologists and Cardiologists.

About RSM Vision

RSM Vision is is dedicated to providing patients with personalized care using only the latest, most innovative techniques in eye care.  The eye care professionals of RSM Vision offer general eye examinations, laser eligibility exams, contact lenses, eyeglasses, low vision services, and iZon High Resoultion Lenses.  Dr. Andersen also co-manages patients with the finest surgeons for LASIK and other ocular surgeries.  For more information about RSM Vision, please visit www.RSMVision.com or call 949.589.6171.

About HeartSmart Technologies Eye Care Division

The HeartSmart Technologies Eye Care Division provides eye care professionals with the diagnostic tools necessary to easily detect the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases which according to the American Heart Association is the number one killer of men and women in the United States and affects over 81 million people.

HeartSmartIMTplusTM is a non-invasive screening that utilizes standard B-mode ultrasound technology to image and measure the carotid arteries, the major arteries that supply blood to the brain and eyes.  By analyzing the images of the “IMT” or Intima Medial Thickness of the carotid artery walls and correlating the results with HeartSmart’s proprietary 40,000+ IMT image database, HeartSmart is able to assess an individual patient’s risk of a coronary event such as a heart attack or stroke.  Patients who undergo a HeartSmartIMTplusTM screening receive a consumer friendly report that “grades” their risk of disease from “A to E”.  Because cardiovascular disease has been shown to be reversible through diet, nutrition and exercise, patients can “track” their progress (regression of the disease) by monitoring their HeartSmartIMTplusTM grade.  

Optometrists can learn more about HeartSmartIMTplusTM in a presentation titled “The Role of Doctors of Optometry in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” located at http://www.HeartSmartEyeCare.com/optometrists.  For general information about the HeartSmart Eye Care Division, please visit www.HeartSmartEyeCare.com.