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Laboratories: •Lipid (Cholesterol) Panel •Comprehensive Metabolic Panel •Cardio CRP •Plaque Test — Lp-PLA2 •NMR Lipoprofile
Blood Pressure Check
Plus Summary Report and Guide to Understanding Your Tests
What is an EKG?
An EKG or ECG is a safe and painless test that studies the electrical activity of the heart. It presents a graphic tracing of the variations of electrical impulses as they are detected and measured through electrodes connected to the skin.
What is a Heart CT Scan?
A Heart CT Scan is a simple non-invasive test used for early detection of heart disease. The scan is a painless test that takes about 10 minutes. The process is similar to taking an x-ray of your body. An individual lies on the scanner table and multiple images of the heart are taken. A qualified physician then interprets these images to determine the amount of calcified plaque in the arteries.
What is a Lipid (Cholesterol) Panel?
A lipid panel usually measures 3 different kinds of lipids in the blood, all of which are related to a type of fat called cholesterol. Most of the cholesterol in your blood is made by your liver from the fats, carbohydrates, and proteins you eat. You also get cholesterol by eating animal products such as meat, eggs, and dairy products. The 3 kinds of lipids measured in a lipid panel are: LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein) HDL cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) triglycerides. The lipid panel also measures total cholesterol, which is the sum of all the types of cholesterol in your blood.
What is a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel?
A comprehensive metabolic panel is a blood test that measures your sugar (glucose) level, electrolyte and fluid balance, kidney function, and liver function. Your doctor may use this test to check on a medical condition, such as high blood pressure, or to help diagnose a medical condition, such as diabetes.
What is a Cardio CRP (hs-CRP)?
Cardio CRP is the first heart disease indicator to be recommended by the American Heart Association in twenty years. This test entails a surprisingly simple, inexpensive blood test. This high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) test takes the traditional cardiac check-up a step further, pinpointing those people who are at a much higher risk than others for heart disease, America's leading cause of death. From hs-CRP results, doctors gain crucial insight into inflammation of the blood vessels around the heart, a factor not considered until now for patients at risk.
What is a NMR lipoprofile?
The NMR Lipoprofile is an advanced blood test for cholesterol particle number and size using MRI technology. Unfortunately previous measures of LDL, HDL and triglycerides alone were misleading 50 to 60% of the time. In fact using these measures alone, 60% of people with their first heart attack have what would be considered good cholesterol levels however using the NMR profile increased risk in the form of increased particle number and small cholesterol particle size can be detected and this information used in treatment decisions.
What is The Plaque Test?
The plaque or Lp- PLA2 test is a blood test to detect an enzyme that is associated with vulnerable plaque — the type of plaque that can rupture and lead to heart attack and stroke. It is the only test approved by the FDA for the detection of increased risk of stroke.
What blood pressure is considered high? Normal blood pressure is 120/80.
EKG
Laboratories: •Lipid (Cholesterol) Panel •Comprehensive Metabolic Panel •Cardio CRP •Plaque Test — Lp-PLA2 •NMR Lipoprofile
Blood Pressure Check
Plus Summary Report and Guide to Understanding Your Tests
What is an EKG?
An EKG or ECG is a safe and painless test that studies the electrical activity of the heart. It presents a graphic tracing of the variations of electrical impulses as they are detected and measured through electrodes connected to the skin.
What is a Heart CT Scan?
A Heart CT Scan is a simple non-invasive test used for early detection of heart disease. The scan is a painless test that takes about 10 minutes. The process is similar to taking an x-ray of your body. An individual lies on the scanner table and multiple images of the heart are taken. A qualified physician then interprets these images to determine the amount of calcified plaque in the arteries.
What is a Lipid (Cholesterol) Panel?
A lipid panel usually measures 3 different kinds of lipids in the blood, all of which are related to a type of fat called cholesterol. Most of the cholesterol in your blood is made by your liver from the fats, carbohydrates, and proteins you eat. You also get cholesterol by eating animal products such as meat, eggs, and dairy products. The 3 kinds of lipids measured in a lipid panel are: LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein) HDL cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) triglycerides. The lipid panel also measures total cholesterol, which is the sum of all the types of cholesterol in your blood.
What is a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel?
A comprehensive metabolic panel is a blood test that measures your sugar (glucose) level, electrolyte and fluid balance, kidney function, and liver function. Your doctor may use this test to check on a medical condition, such as high blood pressure, or to help diagnose a medical condition, such as diabetes.
What is a Cardio CRP (hs-CRP)?
Cardio CRP is the first heart disease indicator to be recommended by the American Heart Association in twenty years. This test entails a surprisingly simple, inexpensive blood test. This high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) test takes the traditional cardiac check-up a step further, pinpointing those people who are at a much higher risk than others for heart disease, America's leading cause of death. From hs-CRP results, doctors gain crucial insight into inflammation of the blood vessels around the heart, a factor not considered until now for patients at risk.
What is a NMR lipoprofile?
The NMR Lipoprofile is an advanced blood test for cholesterol particle number and size using MRI technology. Unfortunately previous measures of LDL, HDL and triglycerides alone were misleading 50 to 60% of the time. In fact using these measures alone, 60% of people with their first heart attack have what would be considered good cholesterol levels however using the NMR profile increased risk in the form of increased particle number and small cholesterol particle size can be detected and this information used in treatment decisions.
What is The Plaque Test?
The plaque or Lp- PLA2 test is a blood test to detect an enzyme that is associated with vulnerable plaque — the type of plaque that can rupture and lead to heart attack and stroke. It is the only test approved by the FDA for the detection of increased risk of stroke.
What blood pressure is considered high? Normal blood pressure is 120/80.