50% of heart attacks occur in people with normal cholesterol levels

 
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Cardiovascular disease is a general term encompassing heart attack, stroke and other disorders of the heart and blood vessel system. Cardiovascular disease is the leading health problem in the western world. The UK is among the countries topping the world heart death league. Traditionally thought of as a disease primarily affecting men, cardiovascular disease is also an ever-increasing problem for women.

A healthy heart is essential for the proper functioning of the entire body. As the most active muscle in the body, the heart requires proper nutrition and poor nourishment. Cardiovascular disease is not an inevitable result of aging and many preventative measures can be taken to avoid heart disease. By assessing your health and making the appropriate changes you can help to prevent this killer disease. Lifestyle also plays a large role in cardiovascular health and should not be underestimated.

The cardiovascular Risk Assessment combines cutting edge nutritional and metabolic indicators with conventional markers of lipid metabolism (cholesterol) providing highly informative evaluation of cardiovascular risk!

Indications for testing  

• Family/personal history of heart disease

• Poor diet

• High stress levels

• High cholesterol levels

• Use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

• Obesity - especially central adiposity

• Diabetes

• Hypertension

• History of smoking

• Thyroid Disorders

• Chronic illness

• Diet high in saturated and trans fatty acids

• Use of alcohol, nicotine or drugs

• Hormonal imbalances

• Post menopause syndrome

• Kidney disease

• Shortness of breath

• Rapid pulse or irregular heart rate, palpitations or dizziness

• High homocysteine levels

 

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

This unique assessment combines both traditional indicators of cardiovascular health, as well as cutting-edge nutritional and metabolic markers. This profile analyses risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including parameters such as cholesterol, lipoproteins, triglycerides, fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, and homocysteine. Together these markers provide a thorough assessment of cardiovascular health status, revealing the biochemical environment associated with inflammation, lipid deposits, clotting factors and other primary mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease. Abnormal levels of these analytes can often be corrected with nutritional intervention.

Analytes measured: Apolipoprotein B, Apolipoprotein A-1, Apo B/Apo A-1, C-reactive protein, Fibrinogen, Homocysteine, LDL cholesterol, Lipoprotein (a), Triglycerides, Total cholesterol, Total cholesterol/HDL, Cardiovascular index

 

Comprehensive Cardiovascular Assessment 

This profile provides state of the art assessment of cardiovascular risk and response to treatment. Utilizing VAP™ lipid fractionazation technology, practitioners can increase their detection of cardiovascular disease risk from 55% with standard lipid profiles to greater than 85% with this test. Inclusion of lipid-independent risk factors such as homocysteine, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, and fibrinogen provides effective means to assess methylation impairments, inflammation, and hemostatic factors that relate strongly to cardiovascular disease. All of these advanced markers play a critical role in the biochemical environment underlying cardiovascular health.

Analytes measured: Total Cholesterol, Total HDL, Total LDL [LDL, Lp(a), and IDL], Total triglycerides, Total VLD, HDL2 Cholesterol, HDL3 Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, Lp(a), IDL Cholesterol, VLDL 1,2, VLDL 3, LDL Density Pattern, C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, Glucose (fasting), Homocysteine

 

Pricing

Description		(RRP) Price
Cardiovascular Assessment		£140.00
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Assessment		£230.00
Homocysteine		£70.00
Total Cholesterol		£45.00

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