Cholesterol and heart tests.
Cholesterol, triglycerides, ApoB, Lp(a), CRP and homocysteine.
You pay at the desk, not online.
- LDL cholesterol, €3.28: Carries cholesterol to your tissues. If it stays high for years, it builds up in the arteries.
- Total cholesterol, €3.93: The sum of the different kinds of cholesterol. On its own it says little.
- HDL cholesterol, €4.70: Takes extra cholesterol out of the arteries and back to the liver.
- Triglycerides, €3.93: The fats your body burns as fuel. More than any other value, they react to what you ate and drank.
- ApoB (apolipoprotein B), €10.38: Counts the particles that can build up in your arteries.
- ApoA1 (apolipoprotein A1), €10.38: The main protein of HDL cholesterol.
- Lipoprotein(a), €20.75: A particle that can build up in your arteries. Its level is set almost entirely by your genes.
- High-sensitivity CRP, €20.09: Background inflammation, the kind you do not feel.
- Homocysteine, €34.40: An amino acid that rises when some B vitamins are low.
The cholesterol and heart tests, one by one
Cholesterol and heart tests are done at a Bianalisi lab, without a prescription. Pick one or more and book them here.
Frequent questions.
Do I need a prescription? No, not for these tests.
Do I need to fast? For glucose, insulin and triglycerides, yes: 8 to 12 hours. Water is fine.
When do results arrive? Within 10 working days, in the Rosa app.
Who explains my results? You see each value next to the lab’s interval. The report a doctor approves is in the Rosa membership.
Why are tumour markers not here? They are not screening tests. They are done with your doctor.
