Heart Health Blood Test

$99
Sample Type:
Blood
Age: 18+
Collection Method: Visit a Labcorp Location
HSA/FSA Accepted

Start with your heart— it’s the powerhouse of your cardiovascular system after all.

Heart health is an essential component to your overall wellbeing, as the heart is responsible for pumping blood full of life-sustaining oxygen and nutrients throughout your body. Cholesterol is one of the most prominent substances traveling within the blood, making it an excellent gauge of heart health.

This package provides an assessment of heart health using tests that measure the fatty substances (cholesterol and triglycerides) within the blood along with the inflammation levels commonly used to evaluate heart disease risk.

Preparation

Fast for 12 hours (no food or drink, except water).

What's Included

Cholesterol and Lipid Panel

When it comes to heart health, measure what matters with this Cholesterol and Lipid Panel Test.

Inflammation (hs-CRP) Test

Inflammation is one of your body’s most powerful tools for fighting injury and infection.

Why Consider This Test

Leading Health Risk
Leading Health Risk

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S.1

Family History
Family History

Heart health tests can be appropriate for a healthy person, especially when there is a family history of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke.2

Prevention Matters
Prevention Matters

By living a healthy lifestyle, you can lower your risk of heart disease and heart attack. A healthy lifestyle includes:3

•  Eating a healthy diet
•  Maintaining a healthy weight
•  Getting enough physical activity
•  Not smoking or using other forms of tobacco
•  Limiting alcohol use

References

  1. “Heart Disease Facts & Statistics.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm. Last reviewed August 24, 2017. Last updated August 24, 2017.
  2. “Family History and Heart Disease, Stroke.” American Heart Association, https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardi.... Last reviewed July 2015.
  3. “Heart Disease Prevention With Healthy Living Habits.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/prevention.htm. Last reviewed August 10, 2015. Last updated August 10, 2015.

How To Get This Test

Choose Your Tests
1. Choose Your Tests

Shop for tests and pay online. An independent physician will review and approve your test requests; no doctor’s visit is required.

 

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Provide Your Sample
2. Provide Your Sample

Take the requisition number we emailed you, along with a photo ID, to a Labcorp location for sample collection.

 

 

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Access Your Results Online
3. Access Your Results Online

View your easy-to-read results online in your OnDemand or Labcorp PatientTM accounts, including Linked Accounts (click here for more details). For certain results that require prompt attention, you will be also be contacted by PWN health via phone or mail.

SAMPLE RESULTS