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Many physicians, including cardiologists, rarely look at other blood risk factors, such as the HDL-good cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio and the triglyceride/HDL-good cholesterol ratio, rather than total cholesterol.
A new "functional intact fibrinogen" (FiF) diagnostic test has been developed to measure blood levels of fibrinogen - a protein synthesized by the liver, necessary for normal blood clotting.
Studies have shown that high fibrinogen levels can increase a risk of cardiovascular disease up to threefold; therefore, this variable, but independent, blood parametershould be considered in the process of developing atherosclerosis (Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association October 3, 2000).
Hopefully, availibility of the functional intact fibrinogen test will convince more doctors to check this important predictor of heart disease.
As currently there are no fibrinogen-lowering drugs. However, in our clinical experience with Arterial Cleansing Formula, when taken for at least three consecutive months, it demonstrates the ability to lower elevated blood fibrinogen levels.
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