Heart & Cholesterol
Cholesterol and cardiovascular risk, the markers of heart-muscle strain and injury, and your heart's rhythm.
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Conditions
Guides
CompoundsOmega-3 (fish oil): what it does, and what the label hidesWhat the evidence supports, how to read a label that oversells, and how to take it. Educational only, not medical advice.Read CompoundsCoQ10: what it does, and the one use that holds upA plain-language guide to what CoQ10 does, whether it helps statin muscle aches, ubiquinol vs ubiquinone, and how to take it.Read CompoundsStatins and your labs: how to read your LDL responseThe percent drop in LDL from your own pre-statin value is the clearest lab sign of how your cholesterol has responded to a statin, and your prescriber reads it alongside your risk and goals. Below are the math, a worked example, and how ALT, CK and HbA1c usually move alongside it.Read LearnHow to read your lipid panelFive little numbers, a few big ideas, here’s what your cholesterol report is actually telling you.Read
Markers
ALTAlanine AminotransferaseApoA1ApoB/ApoA1 RatioA1Apolipoprotein A1ABApolipoprotein BBNPB-Type Natriuretic PeptideCPC-Reactive ProteinCKMICreatine Kinase MB IsoenzymeCKCreatine Kinase TotalELEElectrocardiogramHCHDL CholesterolHPNHDL Particle NumberHRHeart rateHRHeart rhythmHCPHigh-Sensitivity C-Reactive ProteinHPHomocysteineLCLDL CholesterolLPNLDL Particle NumberA2Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2aLipoproteinMYEMyeloperoxidaseMYOMyoglobinNPN-Terminal Pro-BNPNCNon-HDL CholesterolOLOxidized LDLRCRemnant CholesterolSRSinus rhythmSDLSmall Dense LDLCHOTotal CholesterolCHTotal Cholesterol/HDL RatioTHTriglyceride/HDL RatioTRITriglyceridesTIHTroponin ITTHTroponin TVCVLDL Cholesterol
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