CardioMetaboliQ (bloodspot)

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CardioMetaboliQ

Seven Reasons to Choose CardioMetaboliQ

1. No other test covers so much, so effectively.
   When it comes down to getting value for hard-earned healthcare dollars, patients will find that CardioMetaboliQ is very hard to beat. No other test offers such comprehensive insight, actionable results and useful tools to chart the course to improved health.No other test combines validated Fatty Liver Index results with powerful residual heart health and metabolic insulin sensitivity assessment. The level of utility of the CardioMetaboliQ test and Health Report is truly unmatched.
2. CardioMetaboliQ is convenient, comprehensive and cost effective. The primary focus of integrative practitioners is to deliver value to clients. Value involves delivering actionable, evidence-based information to patients in a way that is easy to interpret and absorb. As an in-home, comprehensive blood spot test, CardioMetaboliQ gives patients unmatched value in assessing and addressing cardiovascular, hepatic, metabolic and cerebrovascular health.
3. The CardioMetaboliQ Index, uniquely useful. Sometimes simplicity is critical. CardioMetaboliQ keeps that in mind with the CardioMetaboliQ Index, a single risk-averaged composite score that combines the 10 critical markers from your report. Because liver, metabolic, and cardiovascular factors are all involved in cardiometabolic health, we provide a single data point systems check that can make a 30,000 foot view possible.
   
   Note: the CardioMetaboliQ Index is for informational use only.
4. CardioMetaboliQ is the only test that assesses residual heart risk with 5 critical markers. In the past, heart disease was largely thought to be driven by elevated LDL (“bad”) Cholesterol. Research now shows LDL to be just one of several factors in the atherogenic process, and not necessarily the major player. In fact, fully 50% of heart attacks occur in patients with “normal” LDL Cholesterol.  Research now shows that ”residual risk” factors including Remnant Cholesterol, Atherogenic Index, Inflammation, Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver represent a much larger piece of the real risk. That’s why CardioMetaboliQ assess all of these in addition to standard cholesterol markers.
5. CardioMetaboliQ assesses Insulin Resistance with the most accurate indicators: TyG and TyG-WHtR. Insulin Resistance (IR) is the cornerstone of cardiometabolic disease. CardioMetaboliQ assess the two most accurate IR values, Triglyceride=Glucose Index (TyG) and TyG-WHtR that includes visceral Fat content. Triglyceride-Glucose Index can be tracked through decades of NHANES health data, providing Insulin Resistance based relative risk insights across numerous cardiovascular, hepatic (liver), neurocognitive and metabolic diseases. TyG accuracy surpasses HOMA-IR and TG/HDL, optimizing accuracy across varied genetic body composition phenotypes.
6. CardioMetaboliQ is the only test that includes the Fatty Liver Index. Most blood panels include the liver function markers ALT and AST. These markers are actually not optimal in assessing Fatty Liver.. Kotronen A et al, (2009)* demonstrated that as many as 80% of subjects with Fatty Liver were not properly identified using ALT in assessment. The Fatty Liver Index used in the CardioMetaboliQ test has been the gold standard for non-invasive Fatty Liver assessment since it was introduced in 2006. With the impact of Fatty Liver on heart disease and metabolic disease, accurate assessment is vital. 
7. BioCalculators and Research Resources We know that receiving your test results is just the beginning. At CardioMetaboliQ we focus on giving users the tools for what comes after testing. Our BioCalculator section on our website is available to all subscribers (customers automatically receive a subscriber invitation). The BioCalculators allow users to examine their results and adjust the parameters and values to determine what changes they can make to reduce risks. The subscriber area also contains curated research that allows user to further their understanding of cardiometabolic health and wellness.

Connecting Heart, Liver and Metabolic Health

The CardioMetaboliQ Index gives you the Big Picture.
Liver and metabolic health have a major impact on cardiovascular disease. That’s why the CardioMetaboliQ Test gives you the “big picture” of your cardiovascular, liver, and metabolic systems using the most current and best-validated biomarkers. And the CardioMetaboliQ Index brings it together into a single result; averaging 10 key risk markers for an overall systems health summary. The CardioMetaboliQ Index is for informational use only.