The heart health package is designed to evaluate cardiovascular risk factors — heart disease is the #1 killer globally and in Jordan.
Package Contents:
- Total Cholesterol: Normal below 200 mg/dl. Elevation deposits in arteries.
- LDL (Bad Cholesterol): Most important — target below 100 (heart patients below 70). Deposits and blocks arteries.
- HDL (Good Cholesterol): Protects heart — target above 40 for men, above 50 for women.
- Triglycerides: Rise with diabetes, obesity, alcohol — target below 150.
- CRP (Inflammation Protein): Measures vessel inflammation — early heart risk indicator even without high lipids.
- Fasting Glucose: Diabetes doubles heart risk 2-4 times.
- Kidney Function: Kidneys and heart are linked — one's weakness affects the other.
- Liver Function: Liver makes cholesterol and is affected by medications.
Who Needs This Package:
Men over 40, women over 50, smokers, diabetic or hypertensive patients, family history of heart disease.
At BEIT TARIQ — we assess heart risk with accurate results and practical preventive advice.