Your Blood Test Says You’re Fine — But Your Arteries Might Disagree
Blog post description.Most people think normal blood work means a healthy heart — but that’s not always true. In this eye-opening blog post from Stang Medical, we reveal why blood tests often miss hidden cardiovascular disease and how ultrasound screenings can detect life-threatening plaque, blocked arteries, aneurysms, and heart valve issues before symptoms appear. Learn why early detection through in-home ultrasound may be the most important step you can take to prevent heart attack or stroke.
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Richard Stang RVS, RVT
8/5/20252 min read
My postYour Blood Tests Are Normal… So Why Did That Man Just Have a Heart Attack?
Have you ever heard someone say, “He was healthy — his blood work was perfect — and then he had a heart attack”?
It’s scary. But it happens every single day.
Here’s the truth: blood labs don’t tell the whole story about heart health.
They can’t show what’s really going on inside your heart and arteries. And that’s the part that matters most.
Blood Work Can Miss Big Problems
When you go to the doctor, they check your blood for things like:
Cholesterol
Blood sugar
Inflammation
Triglycerides
That’s helpful — but it’s only looking at risk for heart disease.
It’s not looking at actual disease.
Let that sink in:
You can have perfect labs and still have dangerous plaque blocking your arteries.
In fact, half of all people who have heart attacks had “normal” cholesterol before it happened.
(Source: American Heart Association)
What Blood Can’t Show
Here’s what your blood tests can’t tell you:
If your arteries are clogged
If you have plaque that could break off and cause a stroke
If your heart valves are leaking
If your aorta is enlarged (which can lead to deadly rupture)
If your heart is pumping too hard or too weak
If you have poor blood flow in your legs
These are the real signs of heart disease — and they can’t be found in a lab.
They can only be seen.
Ultrasound: The Only Way to See What’s Really Going On
That’s where ultrasound screenings come in.
Ultrasound is safe, painless, and gives you real-time pictures of what’s happening inside your body. No needles. No radiation.
At Stang Medical, we bring this life-saving technology to your living room. We check:
Your carotid arteries (to see stroke risk)
Your heart (to check for valve problems and heart wall thickening)
Your abdominal aorta (to look for aneurysms)
Your leg circulation (to find blockages before they cause pain or worse)
We do the tests most doctors won’t order — until it’s too late.
Why Don’t Doctors Do These Tests Sooner?
Good question. The answer is frustrating.
Most doctors wait until you have symptoms, like chest pain or shortness of breath.
Why? Because insurance companies often won’t pay for tests unless you’re already in trouble.
But heart disease is called the silent killer for a reason.
By the time you feel something, the damage could already be done.
Take Control. Don’t Wait.
You don’t have to wait for a heart attack, a stroke, or a scary ER visit to know what’s going on inside your body.
At Stang Medical, we make early heart screening easy.
We come to you.
We follow hospital-grade protocols.
And your results are reviewed by a physician.
💡 Most people we scan feel fine — but some of them are walking around with serious blockages and don’t even know it.
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