Category: cardiovascular disease Friday, February 16, 2018 Lipoprotein(a): An Important Risk Factor for Heart Disease Most people assume that standard cholesterol testing offers an adequate assessment of heart disease risk. If you, like many, have never heard of a lipoprotein profile test, you may be surprised to learn that this test assesses an important risk factor called Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) (“lipoprotein little a”). Influenced by genetics and strongly linked to heart disease and blood clotting problems, this risk factor unfortunately is NOT part of routine cholesterol tests or standard lipid p... Read More Posted by Elissa Rodriguez at Friday, February 16, 2018 cardiovascular disease Wednesday, October 5, 2016 CoQ10 Why you should know about CoQ10 if you are taking a statin. Most Americans have heard of statins, a group of drugs commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol levels. But many people are not familiar with coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), the micronutrient that is known to be depleted by most people who take statins. In fact, the original patent for statins (AKA “HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors”) acknowledged this as early as 1990; however, this is still not widely known today. CoQ10 (AKA ubiq... Read More Posted by Elissa Rodriguez at Wednesday, October 5, 2016 cardiovascular disease
COVID-19 Testing Tests Our Science Providers Patients Draw Sites Contact Archives 2022 July June May April March February January 2021 December September June May April March February January 2020 November October September August July June May April March 2019 June May April March 2018 August July June May April March February 2017 December November September August July June May April March February January 2016 December November October September 2015 June March February January 2014 July May April March February January 2013 December November October September August July June May April March February January 2012 December November September August July June May April February January 2011 December November October August July June May April March February January 2010 December November October September July