Apolipoprotein B (Apo-B)
Also known as: ApoB test, Apolipoprotein B, Atherogenic particle number test
- Blood
- Same day / 24 hours
- Home pickup
- Fasting needed
Clinical use cases
Why doctors order it- Advanced lipid risk assessment support
- Clinician-led cardiovascular risk evaluation
- Monitoring lipid therapy
- Metabolic risk evaluation context
- Practical estimate of atherogenic particle burden (ApoB)
- Useful when LDL-C is discordant with metabolic risk