The NMR LipoProfile® test measures the exact number of the different types of lipoprotein particles that exist in the bloodstream, information that is MUCH more predictive of cardiovascular risk than is traditional cholesterol testing. The NMR LipoProfile test is of special importance for people with any cardiovascular risk factors, even when they have normal blood cholesterol levels (LDL-cholesterol < 100-130 mg/dL).

The Heart Attack Prevention Institute of Naples, FL is the only "lipid clinic" in SW Florida that delivers state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of lipid disorders using the NMR LipoProfile. This test provides both traditional lipid values as well as the number of atherogenic lipoprotein particles to better identify and manage patients at risk for cardiovascular disease. New research proves that atherosclerosis, or blocking of arteries, is caused by lipoprotein particles and NOT by cholesterol. Lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides cannot move through the wall of an artery unless they are transported within a lipoprotein particle. Lipoprotein particles serve as the vehicles that transport cholesterol in the blood. These "cholesterol-transportation-vehicles" are the things that can build up in a person's arteries and cause cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes.

The traffic of cholesterol in the bloodstream is in the form of vehicles (lipoprotein particles) transporting passengers (lipids like cholesterol).

Schedule an appointment at the

Heart Attack Prevention Institute (HAPI) of Naples, FL

at (239) 261-4274 today!