Heart Check up

Heart check up is done with Cardiac risk markers. These Tests indicate the risk of individual encountering a cardiac event. Heart attack is complicated, unpredictable event which can deprive the person his life and family happiness. 

A lot of research has gone in to know which of the 20 different cardiac markers are more reliable. Incidentally, all of them can give just hint but not true prediction. These Tests results along with family history, obesity, diabetes or hypertension could give overall picture. It is a belief in medical community that 80% of cardiac problems can be diagnosed in advance and treated cost effectively in time.

Cardiac Risk Markers Tests are as below:

• Apolipoprotein - A1 (APO-A1) 
• Apolipoprotein B (APO-B)
• Apo B / Apo A1 Ratio (APO B/A1) 
• C - Reactive Protein (HSCRP) 
• Homocysteine 
• Lipoprotein (A)