I tell the story of a friend that had a slightly positive Lp-PLA2 test. He was very worried about CV inflammation. I was able to put him at ease by describing the rest of his cardiovascular inflammation panel.
This focus on CV inflammation started, and is still being researched, by Paul Ridker MD at Harvard. Here are the other tests we review: myeloperoxidase (MPO), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and microalbumin creatinine ratio (MACR). You can find a lot of this at the following link from Cleveland Heart Labs (CHL), which was recently purchased by Quest.
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