Heart & Cholesterol

Cholesterol and cardiovascular risk, the markers of heart-muscle strain and injury, and your heart's rhythm.

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Conditions

ConditionsHigh cholesterol: what your result actually meansA flagged cholesterol result reflects how many cholesterol-carrying particles you have, which one number cannot show.Read

Guides

LearnHow to read your lipid panelFive little numbers, a few big ideas, here’s what your cholesterol report is actually telling you.Read 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

Markers

ApoA1ApoB/ApoA1 Ratio A1Apolipoprotein A1 ABApolipoprotein B BNPB-Type Natriuretic Peptide CPC-Reactive Protein CKMICreatine Kinase MB Isoenzyme CKCreatine Kinase Total ELEElectrocardiogram HCHDL Cholesterol HPNHDL Particle Number HRHeart rate HRHeart rhythm HCPHigh-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein HPHomocysteine LCLDL Cholesterol LPNLDL Particle Number A2Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 aLipoprotein MYEMyeloperoxidase MYOMyoglobin NPN-Terminal Pro-BNP NCNon-HDL Cholesterol OLOxidized LDL RCRemnant Cholesterol SRSinus rhythm SDLSmall Dense LDL CHOTotal Cholesterol CHTotal Cholesterol/HDL Ratio THTriglyceride/HDL Ratio TRITriglycerides TIHTroponin I TTHTroponin T VCVLDL Cholesterol

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