Lab Testing

Lab Testing services offered in Homestead, FL

Cardiovascular disease detection and management often involve lab testing to avoid bothersome symptoms or complications, such as a heart attack and stroke. At Cardiovascular Wellness Center in Homestead, Florida, the skilled cardiology team provides on-site lab testing to keep you healthy and effectively manage heart disease or its risk factors and conditions like high cholesterol. Schedule an evaluation by calling the office or booking an appointment online today.

What is lab testing?

Lab testing at Cardiovascular Wellness Center consists of diagnostic tests that help detect heart or blood vessel disorders. These tests typically include blood or urine tests. Cardiovascular Wellness Center offers risk tool exams (at the forefront of cardiology), specialized cholesterol exams, and inflammation testing, to name a few examples.

Which cardiovascular conditions can lab testing help manage?

Lab testing at Cardiovascular Wellness Center allows your provider to detect or help you better manage:

High cholesterol
High triglycerides
High blood sugar
Diabetes
Inflammation
Other heart disease risk factors

The lab testing that’s best suited for you depends on your diagnosis, lifestyle, and heart disease treatment plan (if you have one).

Which types of lab testing are available?

Cardiovascular Wellness Center provides the following types of lab testing (blood and urine):

Total cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
Non-HDL cholesterol
Triglycerides
Lipoprotein (a)
Fibrinogen
Apolipoprotein B (ApoB)
Aminoterminal
MPO (myeloperoxidase)
Ultra-sensitive C-reactive protein (us-CRP)
Fasting glucose
Hemoglobin A1c (HgA1c)
Insulin
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)
Homocysteine (an amino acid)
Plasma ceramides
Homocysteine (Hcy)
Creatine kinase (CK)
Troponin T
Natriuretic peptides
Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR)

These and other lab tests help determine how well your body functions, your risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases, or whether a cardiac treatment plan is working effectively.

Which lab tests are right for me?

The Cardiovascular Wellness Center team discusses your medical history, reviews your symptoms, and completes a physical exam during a cardiovascular evaluation. They ask about your lifestyle, medications, previous diagnoses, and more to determine which lab testing method is best suited for you.

What should I expect during lab testing?

Lab testing typically involves blood testing, though your cardiovascular specialist might also have you complete a urinalysis (urine test). They take a sample of your blood, send it to a lab for an analysis, and assess the results.

Cardiovascular Wellness Center is affiliated with Quest and LabCorp laboratories, offering fast turnaround times. Its skilled specialists order and receive all lab test results electronically. Therefore, they’re able to easily track lab testing over time.

Your provider determines if you need to begin treatment, make lifestyle changes, undergo additional diagnostic testing, or take a different dose of your medications. They determine when to schedule your next series of lab tests to maintain optimal health with a low risk of complications.

Schedule an evaluation at Cardiovascular Wellness Center by phone or request one online today to determine which lab testing you may be a candidate for.