The VAP® (Vertical Auto Profile) Test is
one of the most accurate and comprehensive cholesterol tests available today.
Only $ 79.00

It reports 18 separate components of blood cholesterol compared to just four in a standard test. This comprehensive cholesterol test can identify more lipid abnormalities (which is the #1 risk factor of heart disease) than the standard test and is the only cholesterol test to identify markers for Metabolic Syndrome, a precursor for diabetes. Your risk of heart disease and diabetes can be reduced with the right preventative treatments – and the VAP Test provides a large amount of information for your doctor to give an accurate diagnosis.

The VAP Cholesterol Test is a test for you if you have
A family history of heart disease or cardiac event
Elevated cholesterol (Total or LDL) or Low HDL
Elevated Triglycerides
Diabetes or family history of diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Thyroid Problems
Kidney Problems
Obstructive Liver Disease
Or if you are taking cholesterol medication or are overweight.
The VAP cholesterol test can determine if you may have Metabolic Syndrome, a precursor for Type II Diabetes or Insulin Resistance

The VAP Test provides valuable information that can identify your hidden heart disease risk. In fact, the VAP Expanded Lipid Panel identifies twice the number of people at risk for cardiovascular diseases than of routine cholesterol tests. It breaks down cholesterol beyond HDL (high-density lipoprotein, the "good" cholesterol), LDL (low-density lipoprotein, the "bad" cholesterol), and triglycerides-providing new information that can help your doctor better assess and treat your heart disease risk. VAP Tests also help identify the metabolic syndrome-which leads to diabetes and heart disease, and affects a staggering 55 million Americans.

Direct-Measured LDL One of the key benefits of the VAP Technology is a direct-measured LDL. The routine cholesterol panel, which calculates LDL using the Friedewald formula, provides only a 40% predictive value for coronary heart disease. In contrast, VAP Tests, which directly measure LDL, identify more than 90% of patients at risk for heart disease. Based on concerns about the reliability of calculated LDL, the NCEP ATP III guidelines recommend direct LDL measurement methods unaffected by triglycerides and patient fasting. In fact, calculated LDL is significantly inaccurate in patients with heart disease or the equivalent (LDL goal <70-100 mg/dL). Calculated LDL also fails to accurately classify risk for those who most need it-patients with triglycerides >200 mg/dL.

Since we now drive LDL below 100 mg/dL commonly in clinical practice we must not utilize the estimated LDL any longer. -Hubert Scharnagl Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics Medical University, Graz, Austria

Calculated lipid values may be useful for screening, but they should not be used to make clinical decisions regarding the diagnosis and management of dyslipidemia in individual patients. -James H. Stein, M.D. University of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine

The VAP® Cholesterol Test (Vertical Auto Profile) measures:
1. LDL (direct measured) Cholesterol
2. HDL Cholesterol 
3. VLDL Cholesterol
4. Total Cholesterol
5. Non- HDL cholesterol
6. Triglycerides 
7. LDL-R
8. Lp(a)
9. IDL
10.  HDL2
11.  HDL3
12. VLDL1+2
13. VLDL3
14 .Remnant Lipoproteins
15. LDL Density ( Pattern )
16. Apo B
17. Apo A1
18. Apo B / A1 Ratio