What is the NMR LipoProfile test?
The NMR LipoProfile test is an advanced cardiovascular diagnostic test that uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to uniquely provide rapid, simultaneous and direct measurement of LDL particle number and size of LDL particles, as well as direct measurement of HDL and VLDL subclasses.  This detailed lipoprotein particle information allows clinicians to make more effective individualized treatment decisions than previously possible based on standard lipid panel testing. The atherosclerotic culprit is LDL particle number, not LDL cholesterol.

 

Why should I use the NMR LipoProfile test?
You should use the NMR LipoProfile test in appropriate patients because it provides a more accurate picture of a patient’s cardiovascular (CVD) risk than the standard lipid panel.

 

Unlike traditional cholesterol tests or lipid panels, the NMR LipoProfile test uses NMR spectroscopy to measure the actual number of atherogenic LDL particles that build up in the arteries and cause heart disease.  Physicians have traditionally estimated the number of particles by measuring the cholesterol they contain - known as LDL cholesterol (or LDL-C).
 
Patients with a high number of LDL particles (LDL-P) are at increased risk for heart disease, even if they have "normal" cholesterol levels. By knowing how many of these particles are circulating in the blood, a physician can get a more accurate picture of a patient's heart health and, therefore make better patient care decisions.

 

This test measures size and volume of the particles that carry cholesterol.  The higher the number, the
higher the patient is at risk for atheroschlorosis.  50% of patients with normal cholesterol still have heart events and this test is a direct measurement of cholesterol.

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