Thursday, March 18, 2010
Three laboratory services provide lipoprotein testing in the U.S.: Liposcience (NMR) ; Berkeley Heart Lab (electropheresis or GGE) ; and Atherotech (ultracentrifugation) . Your doctor should be able to order these tests. However, be aware that not all physicians are even aware of this new method of assessing risk for heart disease, in which case you might consider asking to find out what physicians in your area provide these more sophisticated tests.
Next: An update on how to reduce small LDL
