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D10 – CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILE 1

Cholesterol may be a sort of fat we’d like. It helps make cells stable by making outer membranes. except for decades, doctors have known that patients with high total cholesterol levels are more likely to urge heart condition. They’ve also found that various sorts of cholesterol (“good” and “bad”). High total cholesterol, high bad cholesterol, or low good cholesterol could raise your chances of heart diseases.

For example, LDL or “bad” cholesterol, can stick with vessel walls. Over time, it can play a task in clogging arteries during a process called atherosclerosis. Narrowed arteries can then develop sudden blood clots, causing heart attacks.

Triglycerides are also measured with cholesterol testing. High levels can raise your chances of getting an attack or stroke. this is often very true once you have low levels of “good” cholesterol, called HDL (HDL). High triglyceride levels also cause you to more likely to develop diabetes.

Apolipoprotein A – Apolipoprotein A is a protein carried in good cholesterol called HDL. It helps start the process for HDL to remove bad types of cholesterol from our body.

Apolipoprotein B Lipoprotein (a) – Raised levels of apo B results in elevated levels of LDL-C (bad cholesterol) and non-HDL-C and are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

hsCRP – The high-sensitivity C-reactive protein test is a blood test that finds lower levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). This type of protein measures general levels of inflammation in the body. It can be used to find the risk for heart disease and stroke in people who don’t already have heart disease.

Lp-PLA2 (PLAC) Test – It measures the quantity of Lp-PLA2 within the bloodstream. Enzyme Lp-PLA2 can assess the quantity of inflammation in your arteries thanks to a build-up of cholesterol. The PLAC® Test Predicting is employed for coronary heart condition risk in conjunction with clinical and other risk assessments.