LipOScience.com - NC based medical diagnostic firm focused on NMR technology
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LipoScience Inc. => Medical Technology and Research Company > Lipoprotein Heart Disease Test and Research Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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What is the NMR LipoProfile test?
The NMR LipoProfile® test is an advanced cardiovascular diagnostic test that uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to uniquely provide rapid, simultaneous and direct measurement of LDL particle number and size of LDL particles, as well as direct measurement of HDL and VLDL subclasses. This detailed lipoprotein particle information allows clinicians to make more effective individualized treatment decisions than previously possible based on standard lipid panel testing. The atherosclerotic culprit is LDL particle number, not LDL cholesterol.
Why should I use the NMR LipoProfile test?
You should use the NMR LipoProfile test in appropriate patients because it provides a more accurate picture of a patient’s cardiovascular (CVD) risk than the standard lipid panel.
LDL particle number provides a more accurate picture of CVD risk than traditional cholesterol values.
As published in the American Journal of Cardiology (2002;90(suppl):22i-29i.), LDL cholesterol values can be misleading. The chart below shows how optimal levels of LDL cholesterol can mask increased number of LDL particles.
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