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Advanced Heart Health
The cholesterol breakdown your NHS check skips. Full lipid panel, ApoB, Lp(a), and hs-CRP, the markers that predict cardiovascular disease.
£159 · one-off · free UK delivery included
UKAS-accredited UK labs · Finger-prick at home · Results in about 5 working days from when the lab receives your sample
- Finger-prick at home
- Clinician-checked
Is this the one for me?
Who Advanced Heart Health is for.
Choose this if
- Heart trouble runs in your family and you want more than the two cholesterol numbers a standard check gives you.
- You have been told your cholesterol is borderline and want to understand what sits behind that number.
- You have changed your diet, your training or your medication and want to see whether it has moved anything.
Choose something else if
- you want a broad first look rather than a cardiovascular deep diveGeneral Energy & Wellness, £149
- you want thyroid, kidney and liver markers alongside the cholesterol breakdownThyroid & Vital Organs, £159
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Why this panel
The cholesterol breakdown your NHS check skips.
A standard NHS cholesterol test gives you total cholesterol and HDL. That is not enough to know your actual heart risk. This panel adds ApoB and Lp(a), the two markers that, in the Mendelian-randomisation research, predict cardiovascular disease more reliably than total cholesterol alone, plus hs-CRP for the inflammatory side of the picture. It is the picture you need before deciding whether diet, training, or medication is actually working.
What you actually get
A report you can actually read.
Every marker comes back with your value, the optimal range from the published research, and a line on what it means for you. Then a qualified clinician reads the whole set before it reaches you.
What “optimal range” means
The lab reference range is drawn wide, across the whole population, to catch disease. The optimal range is narrower, drawn from published research on healthy adults. Sitting outside either is a prompt to look closer, never proof on its own that something is medically wrong.
Illustrative example · Not a real person’s results
What this panel measures
Every marker in Advanced Heart Health.
10 markers, each measured from a single finger-prick you take at home and read against optimal ranges from the published research, then checked by a qualified clinician.
- Total cholesterol
- HDL cholesterol
- LDL cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Non-HDL cholesterol
- Total:HDL ratio
- ApoB
- Lp(a)
- hs-CRP
- HbA1c
Clinician review
A qualified clinician reads the whole set.
Your markers are checked together before your results reach you, never one at a time in isolation. Where something sits outside its optimal range, the report says what that usually means and when a GP conversation is the sensible next step.
Where every pound goes
One price, with nothing hidden behind it.
No add-ons at the till, no surprise fees. Here is exactly what your Advanced Heart Health test pays for.
What is included
- Your home test kitA finger-prick collection kit posted to your door, with everything you need and prepaid return.
- Laboratory analysisYour sample processed and measured by an accredited UK laboratory.
- Qualified-clinician reviewEvery result checked by a qualified clinician before it reaches you.
- Your results, clearly explainedResults showing where each marker sits, and what it means for you.
Total for Advanced Heart HealthEverything above, included in the price
£159You collect the sample yourself with a simple finger-prick, and we show you exactly how. That is the only step we ask of you, and it is what keeps the price this honest.
How it arrives
A finger-prick at your kitchen table.
The kit lands in a slim box: a lancet, a small sample vial, a wipe and a card that walks you through it. A few drops, back in the prepaid post, and your reading comes to you in about 5 working days from when the lab receives your sample.
- 01Order
- 02Finger-prick
- 03Post it back
- 04Read your result
Keep reading
Guides on heart & cholesterol.
Honest limits
What this panel can and cannot tell you.
Worth knowing before you pay, not after.
Blood markers describe cardiovascular risk. No blood test can see plaque in an artery, so a good result here is a risk picture, not an all-clear.
Triglycerides and LDL read most accurately after a 9 to 12 hour overnight fast. If you eat first, the other markers remain reliable.
Lp(a) is set almost entirely by your genes and barely moves with diet or exercise. It usually needs measuring once, not every time you test.
One marker outside its range does not on its own mean something is medically wrong. Risk runs on the whole picture, which is why a qualified clinician reads the set together.
This is a wellness service. It is not intended to diagnose, prevent, monitor or treat any medical condition.
Questions and answers
Common questions about Advanced Heart Health.
What does the Heart Health blood test include?
The Heart Health panel measures a full lipid profile (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides), ApoB (the most accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk), Lp(a) (a genetic risk factor), hs-CRP (chronic inflammation), and HbA1c (metabolic health). These are the markers most GPs do not routinely check.
Why is ApoB more important than LDL cholesterol?
LDL cholesterol measures the amount of cholesterol carried by atherogenic particles, but ApoB counts the actual number of those particles. Two people with identical LDL levels can have very different particle counts. The particle count drives plaque formation. Leading cardiologists now consider ApoB the single best blood marker for cardiovascular risk.
What is Lp(a) and why should I test it?
Lipoprotein(a) is a genetic risk factor for heart disease that affects roughly 1 in 5 people. Unlike LDL, Lp(a) levels are almost entirely determined by genetics and do not change with diet or exercise. Most GPs never test it. Knowing your level helps you and your doctor make better decisions about overall cardiovascular risk management.
Should I fast before taking the Heart Health blood test?
Fasting is not strictly required for the Heart Health panel, but a 9 to 12 hour overnight fast (water is fine) can give more accurate triglyceride and LDL results. If you eat beforehand, your total cholesterol, HDL, ApoB, Lp(a), and hs-CRP results will still be reliable.
Can I take this test if I am already on statins?
Yes. In fact, testing while on statins helps you and your doctor see whether your current medication is bringing your markers into the optimal range. ApoB is particularly useful for monitoring statin effectiveness because it responds more predictably than LDL alone.
Ready when you are
Your clearest read yet,
one finger-prick from here.
- UKAS-accredited UK lab
- Abnormal results reviewed by a qualified clinician