Measures Lp-PLA2 the enzyme that carries cholesterol molecules into the artery wall causing plaque build up. It is the only FDA test approved for the early detection of both cardiovascular disease and stroke. Studies by the Mayo Clinic show that if your plac score is under 200 you have less a 5% risk of a stroke or heart attack.
Lp-PLA
2 (lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A
2) is
a vascular-specific inflammatory enzyme implicated in the formation of
rupture-prone plaque. It is plaque rupture and thrombosis that cause the
majority of cardiac events, not stenosis.
The Plac Test is one of the earliest warning we have for rupture prone plaque, which may be completely asymptomatic until it breaks loose causing a heart attack or stroke. Rupture prone plaque accounts for approximately 74% of all cardiac deaths from heart attack.
