{"id":9445,"date":"2024-08-01T20:29:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/?p=9445"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:55:29","slug":"cardiovascular-risk-analysis-how-blood-can-prevent-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/cardiovascular-risk-analysis-how-blood-can-prevent-heart-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiovascular Risk Analysis: How Blood Can Prevent Heart Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"527\">What is cardiovascular risk?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"797\">Cardiovascular risks are <strong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"619\">the likelihood of developing events related to the heart and blood vessels<\/strong>: heart attack, stroke, thrombosis, heart failure. In international practice, it is customary to assess the risk <strong data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"755\">not upon the fact of the illness, but in advance<\/strong>, even when the person is still feeling well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"983\">Blood has the ability to store &quot;traces&quot; of future problems. Even <strong data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"901\">slight increase in certain markers<\/strong> may indicate the beginning of processes that will lead to serious complications over the years.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1032\">Why take a test if nothing hurts?<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1384\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1107\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1107\"><strong data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1105\">Heart attack in 70% cases occurs in people without a previous diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1185\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1185\"><strong data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1183\">Clogging of blood vessels (atherosclerosis) lasts for years without causing symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1309\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1309\"><strong data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1247\">Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity<\/strong> often detected only after changes in laboratory values<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1384\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1384\"><strong data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1384\">Blood markers allow you to see what is not visible on an ECG or ultrasound<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1443\">What indicators are evaluated when increased risk is suspected?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1555\">It <strong data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1466\">more than one analysis<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1512\">comprehensive assessment of several parameters<\/strong>, which together form a &quot;cardioprofile&quot;:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1577\">Lipid spectrum:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1763\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1600\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/analysis\/biochemical-blood-tests\/blood-lipid-spectrum\/cholesteryn-zagalnyj-cholesterol-total\/\">Total cholesterol<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1650\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1650\">LDL (low-density lipoprotein) \u2013 considered \u00abbad\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1694\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1694\">HDL (high-density lipoprotein) \u2013 protects blood vessels<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1763\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1763\">Triglycerides \u2013 increase with poor diet and alcohol<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1787\">Inflammation markers:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1870\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1870\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1870\">High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) \u2013 indicates damage to the walls of blood vessels<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1894\">Carbohydrate metabolism:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1915\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1915\">Fasting glucose<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2001\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/analysis\/biochemical-blood-tests\/diabetes-diagnosis\/glycosylated-hemoglobin-hba1c\/\">Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)<\/a> \u2013 reflects the average sugar level for 2\u20133 months<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2027\">Coagulation indicators:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2132\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2084\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2084\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/analysis\/study-of-blood-clotting-functions\/fibrinogen\/\"   title=\"Fibrinogen\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"148\">Fibrinogen<\/a> \u2013 increase means tendency to thrombosis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2132\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2087\" data-end=\"2132\">D-dimer \u2013 if microthrombus formation is suspected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2182\">Specific markers (not in all laboratories):<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2183\" data-end=\"2288\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2183\" data-end=\"2223\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2185\" data-end=\"2223\">Homocysteine \u2013 damages the vascular endothelium<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2288\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2288\">Lp(a) \u2013 a genetically determined factor of early atherosclerosis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9447\" src=\"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart\/images\/lazy.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0905-9.jpeg\" alt=\"Table with lipid profile norms\" width=\"1069\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0905-9.jpeg 1069w, https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0905-9-150x83.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0905-9-600x331.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0905-9-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0905-9-1024x564.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0905-9-768x423.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2333\">How to understand that it is worth getting tested<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2386\">Even <strong data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2366\">one of these factors<\/strong> may be a reason:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2751\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2414\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2414\">Age <strong data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2412\">over 40 years old<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2415\" data-end=\"2451\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2417\" data-end=\"2451\">Increased <strong data-start=\"2428\" data-end=\"2449\">blood pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2452\" data-end=\"2485\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2485\"><strong data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2483\">Overweight, obesity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"2532\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2488\" data-end=\"2532\">Increased <strong data-start=\"2499\" data-end=\"2530\">stress, sedentary lifestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2533\" data-end=\"2567\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2567\"><strong data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2546\">Smoking<\/strong>, even episodic<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2568\" data-end=\"2644\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2644\"><strong data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2590\">Family history<\/strong>: heart attack or stroke in close relatives under 60 years of age<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2645\" data-end=\"2699\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2647\" data-end=\"2699\">Recovery after <strong data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"2677\">COVID-19<\/strong>, heart attack, surgery<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2751\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2751\"><strong data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2751\">Pregnancy planning or hormone therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2778\">What does the analysis give the patient?<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"2780\" data-end=\"3036\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2780\" data-end=\"2821\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"2821\"><strong data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"2810\">Objective risk assessment<\/strong> in numbers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2822\" data-end=\"2885\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2885\">The opportunity to change your lifestyle or start treatment in time<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2962\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2888\" data-end=\"2962\">Selection of medications (e.g. statins) based on individual profile<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2963\" data-end=\"3036\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"3036\">Prevention of thrombotic complications in COVID-19 or after vaccination<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3062\">How to take this test<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3267\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3096\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3096\">Blood is taken <strong data-start=\"3080\" data-end=\"3094\">on an empty stomach<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3097\" data-end=\"3161\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3099\" data-end=\"3161\">In 2\u20133 days: no alcohol, fatty foods, physical exertion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3190\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3164\" data-end=\"3190\">On the day of collection: only water<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3191\" data-end=\"3267\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3267\">Some medications are needed <strong data-start=\"3213\" data-end=\"3236\">temporarily cancel<\/strong>, be sure to inform the doctor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3432\">The results are interpreted by the doctor: <strong data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3339\">internist, cardiologist or endocrinologist<\/strong>. Individual indicators may be normal alone, but in combination indicate high risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3434\" data-end=\"3633\">Comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/atherosclerosis-risk-reduction-2\/\" title=\"Atherosclerosis risk assessment\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"624\">cardiovascular risk assessment<\/a> is a way <strong data-start=\"3489\" data-end=\"3528\">predict future heart health<\/strong>, while there is still time to influence it. One analysis - and you know how long your &quot;engine&quot; will work without failures.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is cardiovascular risk? Cardiovascular risks are the likelihood of developing events related to the heart and blood vessels: heart attack, stroke, thrombosis, heart failure.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":627,"featured_media":9446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/627"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}