apoB (apolipoprotein B) tests should be added to the usual cholesterol panel
June 2008
Experts are debating whether apoB (apolipoprotein B) tests should be added to the usual cholesterol panel.
Some say that apoB could be a better predictor of cardiac risk than LDL cholesterol...but this is controversial.
ApoB measures the total number of "bad" cholesterol particles... LDL, VLDL, IDL, and chylomicrons.
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