Heart Health Panel

Five tests: Lipid Panel (Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides), ApoB (atherogenic particle count), Lp(a) (genetic CV risk), hs-CRP (vascular inflammation), and A1c (metabolic glucose burden). Together they cover the major modifiable + non-modifiable cardiovascular risk markers in one draw.

LDL alone misses about 25% of people at high cardiovascular risk. ApoB counts the actual atherogenic particles (more accurate than LDL), and Lp(a) is a genetic risk factor that's independent of lifestyle (~20% of people have elevated Lp(a) and don't know it). Both are now standard per European Society of Cardiology guidelines.

Lipid Panel alone gives you cholesterol levels — useful but incomplete. Heart Health Panel adds particle count (ApoB), genetic risk (Lp(a)), inflammation (hs-CRP), and metabolic strain (A1c) — the four blind spots of a standard lipid panel that account for most missed cardiovascular events.

On TestWell, the Heart Health Panel is $99.99. Ordering the same 5 tests separately would be about $135. Quest Direct lists comparable bundles at $215, walk-in hospital labs typically bill $500-800 for the same biomarkers without insurance.

Once in a lifetime is usually enough — Lp(a) is 80-90% genetically determined and remarkably stable across decades. ApoB, Lipid Panel, and hs-CRP are the markers worth retesting every 6-12 months to track treatment response.

Yes — 9-12 hours of fasting (water only). The Lipid Panel, ApoB, and A1c all benefit from fasting for accurate results.

Different tests with different uses. The Heart Health Panel quantifies your risk drivers (lipids, inflammation, genetics). A coronary calcium scan (CAC) imaging study quantifies existing plaque burden. Many cardiologists now recommend both — labs to identify risk + CAC to confirm whether risk has produced visible disease.

Annually for adults 40+ or anyone with cardiovascular risk factors. Every 3-6 months when starting or adjusting statin therapy. Once-in-lifetime for Lp(a) component (the rest is retest-worthy).

Heart Health Panel results are typically ready in 3–5 business days after your draw at Quest or Labcorp. TestWell emails you the moment they post, and your results dashboard shows each marker against its reference range with a plain-English explanation.

Keto and high-protein diets, smoking and nicotine and eating before the draw can change a Heart Health Panel result without anything being wrong. Keto and high-protein diets can raise LDL Cholesterol and HDL Cholesterol and can lower Triglycerides and Hemoglobin A1c — recheck with ApoB; discuss cardiovascular risk rather than dismissing the rise as 'diet noise'. Smoking and nicotine can lower HDL Cholesterol and can raise LDL Cholesterol and hs-CRP — recheck lipids 6–12 weeks after quitting. Eating before the draw can raise Triglycerides and can lower LDL Cholesterol — fast 8–12 hours; no alcohol the evening before. Each factor is covered on our physician-reviewed "Before your test" pages; when one applies, the fix is usually to remove it and retest.

Order the Heart Health Panel online from TestWell for $99.99 (plus a $6 per-order lab processing fee) — no doctor's visit, referral or insurance needed. A licensed physician authorizes the order, then you walk into any Quest or Labcorp patient service center near you for the draw (the lab locator on our site lists the closest ones by ZIP code), and results arrive in 3–5 business days.