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What are these in detail? ldl-p, bnp, & carotid imt . why are they ordered?
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Tests for plaque: These tests are used to gain some crude understanding of what environment is affecting the vessels of the body. LDL-P is a protein that potentiates the buildup of plaque in the heart vessel wall. BNP is a protein that is found in excess either in acute bouts of congestive heart failure as well as in moments when a heart plaque is fracturing and about to cause a heart attack. IMT is a measurement
Answered 6/24/2014
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Vascular markers.: 400 characters isn't nearly enough to allow for detailed descriptions of these markers, but they're for vascular and heart health and risk essentially.
Answered 5/13/2017
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