Facts About Soterogram And Coronary Artery Disease
Soterogram
Our Solution To Save Lives
More than 50 percent of all deaths in the developed world are caused by atherosclerosis or arterial disease. Early detection is notoriously difficult and expensive — until now. Developed by Sotere Medical Solutions, the Soterogram Cardiac Platform is a 15 minute, non-invasive medical procedure designed to save lives by providing early detection and measurement of atherosclerosis before traditional symptoms or cardiac events occur.
Saving Lives
The Challenge
Atherosclerosis is the number one reason why people die of heart attacks in the United States. This condition is a silent one, and as it quietly causes arteries to narrow and harden, it can dramatically increase the probability of a heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular disease. But what causes atherosclerosis, and how can it be treated?
Surveillance of Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases (NCDs)
Noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality in most countries of the world and in Brazil. In 2013, after correcting for underreporting and redistributing the ill-defined causes of death, 72.6% of all deaths registered in the country were due to NCDs, and 79.4% were due to these. to the four main NCDs: cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes mellitus, whose percentages can be observed in the chart below: