Your Real Risk We first told you about the importance of CRP last December in an e-Alert entitled "Learn Your Real Risk of Heart Attack with One Simple Test" (12/27/01). At HSI, we've always maintained that most doctors' conventional analysis is just not enough to accurately assess your risk of a heart attack. In fact, our medical advisor, Martin Milner, N.D., routinely tests his patients' apolipoproteinB (apoB) and apolipoproteinA-1 (apoA-1) levels, as well as their apo ratios. (ApoB is the protein found in LDL cholesterol, while apoA-1 is found in HDL.) Dr. Milner's complete approach also measures C-reactive protein and fibrinogen (a globulin that affects blood coagulation), as well as homocysteine, total cholesterol, HDL and LDL. That may seem like a lot of tests, but Dr. Milner has found one comprehensive test that can assess all these important heart health predictors from just one blood sample. It's called the Comprehensive Cardiovascular Report (CCR), and it's available from Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratories (GSDL). Talk to your doctor about requesting the CCR test from Great Smokies. Physicians can find out more by calling GSDL at 1-800-522-4762 or visiting their web site at gsdl.com. Or, if you'd prefer, you can contact the lab directly and ask for a referral to a registered provider in your area. Once the test is complete and returned to GSDL, you'll receive your full report in seven to 10 business days. It will provide your score on each important marker, and, in clear language, what your scores reveal about your real risk, and not just the risks the pharmaceutical companies think can be managed by statin drugs. To Your Good Health, Jenny Thompson
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