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Tests That Can Help Protect Your Heart

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Standard

  • Blood pressure
  • Fasting plasma glucose
  • Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference
  • Lipoprotein profile

New

  • Homocysteine levels
  • Chlamydia pneumoniae
  • Lp(a) protein
  • C-reactive protein (CRP)

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute



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