www.atherotech.com The basic lipid profile reports normal levels of cholesterol for 50% of patients who have heart attacks and strokes. Why use an in accurate test? Jeff Young discusses the VAP Lipid Panel. Mr. Young is a nurse practitioner who uses the VAP Lipid Panel at Skyline Cardiovascular Institute in Memphis. He is Co-Founder and President of the Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Alliance (HASPA); and Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Skyline Cardiovascular Institute, PLC, and the Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Center. Title of segment Video interview at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions 2012 with Jeff Young, MSN, FNP, APN-BC Place: National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions 2012 Speaker: Jeff Young, Jr., MSN, FNP, APN-BC My name is Jeff Young. I run the Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Alliance out of Memphis, Tennessee. I wanted to speak a minute on utilizing advanced lipid testing on the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Obviously with the standard lipid profile, 50% of patients who have heart attacks and strokes have normal levels of cholesterol. So we’ve known for quite some time that there is more to it than basic standard lipids. So the VAP Test is one of those tests that allows us to look deeper into what is going on with our patients to further access their cardiovascular risk and how we can use that to then personalize the patient’s care to what is going on inside their body and hopefully give them a better chance …
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