Nov

6

How The Heart Ages

November 6, 2007 | Comments Off

Investigators from Johns Hopkins looked at the performance and radiographic anatomy of the hearts of 5,004 men and women with no preexisting cardiac disease, ages 45 to 84, and found that age itself should be considered an independent risk factor for the development of congestive heart failure.

Sep

1

gamma GT (GGT)

September 1, 2007 | Comments Off

Gamma-glytamyl transpeptidase is an enzyme which is found in hepatocytes and biliary epithelial cells. GGT may be high in liver disease. In particular it is a feature of biliary outflow obstruction rather than hepatocellular damage.
* GGT (in men) = 11 - 50 i.u./l
* GGT (in women) = […]

Sep

1

Your Blood Results Explained

September 1, 2007 | Comments Off

Your blood results can be divided into:
1. Biochemistry - the measurement of the chemical substances carried by the blood.
2. Haematology - the measurement of various aspects of the cells of the blood.

Feb

3

HDL, Triglycerides Better Markers For Cardiovascular Risk Than LDL

February 3, 2007 | Comments Off

An article published at TheHeart.org today about a new study on the vital importance of measuring HDL and triglycerides instead of simply relying on the traditional Framingham risk score looking at LDL cholesterol particle size and numbers as predictors of the risk for a cardiovascular event should be an eye-opening moment for those in the […]

Nov

28

Uric acid tests

November 28, 2006 | Comments Off

The uric acid tests are used to evaluate the blood levels of uric acid for gout and to assess uric acid levels in the urine for kidney stone formation. The urine test is used most often to monitor patients already diagnosed with kidney stones, but it can also be used to detect disorders that affect […]

Aug

16

Heart Attack Tests for All?

August 16, 2006 | Comments Off

It’s time to change the way doctors predict heart attacks and strokestroke, says a group of prominent cardiologists. They call for routine use of CT scans to directly measure artery-clogging plaque, or ultrasounds to directly measure narrowing of the arteries.
Nearly every man aged 45-75, and nearly every woman aged 55-75, would get at least one […]