Generally speaking, the higher your LDL cholesterol level and the more cardiac risk factors you have (cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol, family history of early heart disease, and age) the greater your chances for developing heart disease or having a heart attack. The ATPIII guidelines recognize LDL cholesterol as the primary target of risk reduction; the main goal of cholesterol treatment is to lower the LDL level enough to reduce heart disease and heart attack risk.

• Enhanced patient compliance to medications and lifestyle changes
• Single .ngerstick – only 1 drop of blood and 1 test strip
• Direct reading (not calculated)
• Results in just two minutes – helps increase patient flow and efficiency
• No fasting requirement
• Immediate feedback – counsel patients at the point-of-care
• No refrigeration required – long shelf life at room temperature
• Correlates to clinical lab methods
• FDA-cleared, CLIA-waived, CE-marked
• for use with the CardioChek PA Professional Blood Testing Device