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Know your heartbefore it speaks.
Heart disease is often silent until the first serious event. Two simple imaging tests, CIMT and Coronary Artery Calcium, can reveal hidden risk years earlier, while there’s still time to change the outcome.
The warning signs are already there.
For nearly half of people, the first symptom of heart disease is a heart attack. Standard cholesterol panels tell you about risk factors; imaging shows what’s actually happening inside your arteries right now. Seeing it early turns a silent process into a plan you can act on.
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness.
A painless ultrasound of the arteries in your neck that measures the thickness of the two inner artery-wall layers. Because these arteries mirror the rest of your vascular system, CIMT acts like an early-warning radar for atherosclerosis, often before any plaque has hardened.
- What it shows: early thickening and the biological age of your arteries versus your real age.
- How it feels: 10–15 minutes, no needles, no radiation, just a handheld ultrasound probe.
- Who it’s for: younger or lower-risk patients who want the earliest possible signal.
Illustrative example. Your results are reviewed one-on-one.
Coronary Artery Calcium.
A fast, low-dose CT scan of the heart that detects and scores calcified plaque inside your coronary arteries. The result, your Agatston score, is one of the strongest available predictors of a future cardiac event, and it puts a real number on risk that’s otherwise invisible.
- What it shows: a direct calcium score from 0 to 400+, graded from none to extensive plaque.
- How it feels: around 10 minutes, no contrast dye, no exercise, a quick low-dose CT.
- Who it’s for: adults over 40, or anyone weighing whether to start preventive treatment.
Illustrative scale. A low-dose CT involves a small amount of radiation; Dr. Augustine reviews whether it’s right for you.
Choosing a starting point
CIMT or CAC — which is right for you?
Dr. Augustine’s Nitric Oxide formulation
Your arteries stay healthy because their lining — the endothelium — produces nitric oxide, the molecule that relaxes vessels and keeps blood flowing. That production declines with age. Dr. Augustine formulated a clinically dosed Nitric Oxide supplement to support healthy blood flow, circulation, and energy from the inside out.*
Cardiovascular power
Supports healthy blood pressure and increased blood flow to the heart, brain, muscles, and periphery.*
Dual-pathway NO
L-citrulline and L-arginine together, with cofactors that help prevent nitric-oxide “uncoupling.”*
Mitochondrial support
CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid, and B-vitamins to support cellular energy and metabolic optimization.*
Endurance & recovery
Formulated to support oxygenation, lactic-acid clearance, better muscle pump, and faster recovery.*
Brain & focus
Supports cerebral blood flow, with glutathione, B12, and CoQ10 for neuroprotective support.*
Antioxidant shield
NAC, reduced glutathione, and ALA help protect nitric oxide from rapid breakdown.*
Inside the formula
No proprietary blends hiding low doses — clinically validated ingredients at therapeutic amounts.
Bioavailable
Engineered for absorption at the cellular level — not flushed away.
Effective, not fluff
Exact therapeutic thresholds, openly labeled.
Sustained
Protects nitric oxide from rapid breakdown for lasting support.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Suggested use: 9 capsules per day or as directed by your health care professional.
Root-cause care, one-on-one.
Dr. James Augustine practices functional, root-cause-focused medicine, pairing innovative diagnostics with compassionate, personalized care. Heart health isn’t a single test; it’s a plan built around your biology, your history, and your goals.
Your heart’s story, told early.
Book a Free 15-Minute Discovery CallNo pressure — just a conversation about where you are and what’s worth measuring. Call the office at (562) 860-3404.