Heart Wellness Package in New Delhi
Understanding Heart Wellness Package in New Delhi
What is Heart Wellness Package in New Delhi?
The Heart Wellness Package includes a range of blood tests aimed at assessing cardiovascular function, identifying potential risk factors, and providing insights for maintaining a healthy heart. This package is available at an affordable price in New Delhi with Tata 1mg labs. It is used for regular monitoring of pre-existing heart problems or if you have other risk factors such as obesity, old age, or a family history of heart disease.
The tests included in this package analyze heart risk markers like highly sensitive troponin-I and lipid levels along with fasting blood sugar levels. Getting tested with the Heart Wellness Package enables your doctor to suggest lifestyle changes such as diet or exercise or initiate appropriate treatment to prevent possible complications. Usually overnight fasting (8-12 hours) is required before going for the Heart Wellness Package test. However, drinking water is acceptable.
What does Heart Wellness Package measure?
Contains 10 testsThe Heart Wellness Package helps assess overall heart health and analyzes the risk of developing heart ailments, particularly if you are obese, have a family history of heart disease, or you have other comorbid conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure. The wide range of blood tests included in this package helps evaluate the lipids, fats, proteins, enzymes, blood glucose, etc. that may affect your heart's activity. Any derangement in any of these parameters may indicate a potential heart problem.
The Heart Wellness Package measures lipids, which are essential for the proper functioning of the body. However, when present in excess, they can deposit in the arteries, narrowing them, and making it difficult for blood to flow (also known as atherosclerosis). This is why understanding the lipid levels is crucial for assessing the risk of heart disease. This package also measures the levels of troponin-I, a protein released when the heart muscle is damaged. It helps in the early diagnosis of heart-related conditions, guiding timely medical intervention. Apart from these, the Heart Wellness Package also determines your fasting blood glucose levels as high blood glucose from diabetes can damage your blood vessels and the nerves that control your heart. Over time, this damage can lead to heart disease.
Getting tested with the Heart Wellness Package enables your doctor to suggest lifestyle changes such as diet or exercise or initiate appropriate treatment to prevent possible complications.
High Sensitive Troponin-I, Quantitative
The High Sensitive Troponin-I, Quantitative test measures the concentration of Troponin-I in the bloodstream. It is a cardiac-specific protein released into the bloodstream when there is damage or injury to the heart muscles. In emergency settings, elevated levels of highly sensitive Troponin-I serve as a sensitive indicator of cardiac events, such as Myocardial infarction (heart attack) or other acute coronary syndrome. This test helps doctors determine whether a patient has experienced a heart attack.
Troponin levels typically rise sharply within 3 to 12 hours after a heart attack, peaking about 24 hours later. Doctors often repeat this test several times over a 24-hour period to assess the extent of heart damage.
The High Sensitive Troponin-I, Quantitative test is often done as a part of a health package in asymptomatic individuals and diabetic individuals for stratifying the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar)
A fasting blood sugar test measures the glucose level in the body under overnight fasting conditions. Glucose serves as the body's energy currency and is broken down through metabolism to produce energy. Hormones and enzymes produced by the liver and pancreas control this process. The hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas, regulates blood glucose levels. When these levels are high, such as after a meal, insulin is secreted to transport glucose into cells for energy production. Elevated glucose levels in the body after fasting may indicate a risk of developing prediabetes or diabetes, which can be of two types- Type 1, caused by little or no insulin production, and Type 2, caused by insulin resistance or decreased insulin production.
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Lipid Profile
The Lipid Profile assesses the level of specific fat molecules called lipids in the blood and helps determine the risk of heart ailments. This test determines the amount of different types of lipids, including total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides. Lipids play a pivotal role in the functioning of the body. They are crucial components of the cell membranes and hormones, provide cushioning, and are a storehouse of energy. Any alterations in the lipid levels may lead to potential heart ailments, making their monitoring crucial.
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This further contains
- Cholesterol - LDL
- Triglycerides
- Cholesterol - Total
- Cholesterol - HDL
- Very Low Density Lipoprotein
- Total Cholesterol/HDL Cholesterol Ratio
- LDL/HDL Ratio
- Non HDL Cholesterol