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Start with individual risk
The physician considers family history, cardiometabolic health, medications, symptoms, patient preferences and established screening recommendations before selecting assessments.
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Potential components
Depending on clinical need, care can include lipid evaluation, ApoB or Lp(a) assessment, glucose and blood-pressure review, nutrition and activity counseling, weight-management planning, hormone evaluation and periodic follow-up.
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Limits of advanced testing
More testing is not always better. Genomic studies, gut microbiome testing, whole-body imaging or unusual biomarkers may have unclear clinical value in otherwise low-risk people and should not be routine by default.