Clarilab

Heart and cholesterol

Lipid profile test

Also called cholesterol test, lipid panel

Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides and VLDL.

Preparation
Fasting 10–12 hours is traditional; many labs now accept non-fasting samples.
Usual recheck
About 3 months when out of range

Why it's done

Estimates heart and stroke risk. Every 1–5 years for adults, yearly with diabetes or heart risk.

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Included in these checkups

Yearly health checkupDiabetes careHeart healthMen over 40

More heart and cholesterol tests

Total cholesterolAll the cholesterol in your blood, good and bad. LDL cholesterolThe 'bad' cholesterol that builds up in artery walls. HDL cholesterolThe 'good' cholesterol that carries cholesterol away from arteries. TriglyceridesA type of fat in the blood, from food and made by the liver. VLDL cholesterolA particle carrying mostly triglycerides; usually calculated as triglycerides ÷ 5. Lipoprotein(a)An inherited cholesterol particle that raises heart risk.