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Step Towards a Healthier Life

  Understanding Your C-Reactive Protein Level 

Will I Fall Prey To Heart Disease?

Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting arterial blood vessels.  It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the deposition of lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides).  It is commonly referred to as a "hardening" or "furring" of the arteries.  It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries.

Atherosclerosis is the principal cause of heart attacks and strokes.  People in the past usually attributed atherosclerosis to lipid disorder, and they would concentrate on methods to lower the LDL cholesterol levels and to reduce the amount of atherosclerosis.  However, in the past 30-40 years, studies have shown that half of all heart attacks and strokes occur among people with normal cholesterol levels.

Researches have established that inflammation plays a very important role in atherogenesis.  The chronic inflammatory response bring forth by atherosclerotic plaque formation may build up the C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels in blood.  The CRP which is used as an inflammatory marker may be a valuable predictor of future cardiovascular disease risk. 

High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Test  (hs-CRP test)

  Our advanced high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein test (hs-CRP test) is a risk assessment in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and peripheral vascular disease.  It can add to the predicative value of other markers used to assess your cardiac status, such as cholesterol (HDL-C, LDL-C), blood pressure, and triglyceride etc. 

  It is a quick and painless blood test that merely requires a finger prick to obtain a few drops of blood and to be absorbed onto a proprietary gauze strip.

  The strip is allowed to dry at room temperature and you can simply return the dried strip with the completed order form to HK BioTek office. This sample will be sent to our Laboratories in United States for analysis through the state of the art Sandwich/Capture ELISA procedures

  You will receive your personal CRP Report within 14 days. The report will indicate your CRP level and define your future coronary risk as low (result <1.0μg/ml), intermediate (result within 1.0μg/ml -3.6μg/ml) or high (result >3.6μg/ml). The result may be used as a discretionary tool in the evaluation of those at risk for cardiovascular disease to initiate and guide preventive measures or more aggressive therapy against heart attack.

 Our test analyzes with high sensitivity (low detection limit 0.1172μg/ml) that allows precise detection of CRP level, even though, the difference between normal and elevated inflammation level is so small. 

  ELISA hs-CRP test gives you the assurance of quality and reliability as all the tests are completed by our Laboratories in the United States and each patient’s test is conducted twice to ensure accuracy and reliability.

  The Keys to Your Health Are In Your Hands