# Heart Health

> Lipid, apolipoprotein, metabolic, kidney and thyroid markers for cardiovascular assessment.

- For: Adults, 18+
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: $141.90 for the 16 tests everyone gets. Men pay $149.90, which adds the men-only tests. Women pay $150.90, which adds the women-only tests.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Preparation: Fast for at least 12 hours before your blood draw. Water is fine. Skip food and other drinks, including coffee and tea.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?panels=heart-health&ref=assistant

## Why it matters

Combines lipid measurements with related metabolic, kidney and thyroid information for clinician interpretation.

## Tests everyone gets (16)

- Apolipoprotein A-1
- Lipoprotein(a)
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP), High Sensitivity
- NMR LipoProfile With Lipids and Insulin Resistance Markers (With Graph)
- Albumin/Creatinine Ratio, Random Urine
- Apolipoprotein B
- Metabolic Panel (14), Comprehensive
- Hemoglobin (Hb) A1c
- Insulin
- Uric Acid
- Complete Blood Count (CBC) With Differential
- Magnesium
- Vitamin B12 and Folates
- Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
- γ-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
- Thyroid Cascade Profile

## Tests that depend on the person

- Cystatin C With Glomerular Filtration Rate, Estimated (eGFR): Only with reduced kidney function (eGFR under 60). Not included in order links.
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), β-Subunit, Qualitative: women only. Checkout adds it when the sex entered is female.
- Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA), Free:Total Ratio Reflex: men only. Checkout adds it when the sex entered is male.

## Add individual tests

Add Labcorp codes to the same link, such as ferritin: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?panels=heart-health&tests=004598&ref=assistant

Search: https://app.picardo.health/labs/search.md?q={test name}

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.