Cardiovascular Profile

This test provides a superior indicator for risk of cardiovascular disease than other conventionally available lipid profiles.
Many individuals with normal LDL and HDL cholesterol levels remain at risk from cardiovascular disease as these conventional tests do not convey the detail of the cardiovascular disease risk. Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Fortunately, over the past thirty years significant progress has been made in the areas of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of Cardiovascular disease. One of the most critical advances has been the identification of the major risk factors for CVD which arose from studies such as the Framingham Heart Study and the Seven Countries Study. The conventional risk factors for CVD include hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and low HDL cholesterol. 

FASTING

Common Conditions:

• Hypercholesterolemia
• Insulin resistance
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disease
• Statin therapy

Analytes:

Cholesterol

Triglycerides

HDL

LDL

ratios

VLDL

IDL

LDL Subfractions (x7)

Fasting Glucose

Lipoprotein (a)

Apolipoproteins A & B

Homocysteine

Fibrinogen

C-reactive protein (CRP)

Please refer to Collection instructions before ordering this test

You can also order Essential Fatty Acids Profile, Vitamin D test and Vitamins B test