With this service you will receive a home finger prick test. Your blood may offer many clues about your heart health. For example, high levels of "bad" cholesterol in your blood can be a sign that you're at increased risk of having a heart attack. And other substances in your blood can help your health care provider determine if you have heart failure or are at risk of developing fatty deposits (plaques) in your arteries (atherosclerosis).
It's important to remember that one blood test alone doesn't determine the risk of heart disease. The most important risk factors for heart disease are smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
A cholesterol test, also called a lipid panel or lipid profile, measures the fats in the blood. The measurements can help determine the risk of having a heart attack or other heart disease.
C-reactive protein is also tested as this helps determine the risk of heart disease before symptoms are present. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a protein the liver makes as part of the body's response to injury or infection, which causes swelling inside the body (inflammation).
Your healthcare provider will determine if you may benefit from having your hs-CRP measured again to better estimate your risk of heart attacks or stroke.
Also checked is your HbA1c levels that are linked to diabetes. Research shows that higher HbA1c levels are generally linked with a higher risk of heart disease. Research shows that higher HbA1c levels are generally linked with a higher risk of heart disease.
We send you an easy-to-use kit to collect your blood sample.
Post your sample to our lab in the prepaid envelope provided.
View results securely in your own personal dashboard.
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