Blood Tests to Assess Your Cardiovascular Risk, Prof. Ken Sikaris

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A graduate of the University of Melbourne, Dr Sikaris trained at the Royal Melbourne, Queen Victoria, and Prince Henry’s Heidelberg Repatriation Hospitals. He obtained fellowships from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists in 1992 and 1997 respectively. Dr Sikaris was Director of Chemical Pathology at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne between 1993 and 1996. A NATA-accredited laboratory assessor, Dr Sikaris specialises in Prostate Specific Antigen, cholesterol and quality assurance and is currently chair of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Committee on Analytical Quality. His expertise is highly sought and he has presented extensively at national and international symposiums. In this talk he covers:

• The deadly quartet
• The problem with glucose blood samples – blood cells use glucose
• DCCT: Type 1 Diabetes
• Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), diabetes and cardiovascular risk in non-diabetic adults
• Hexose metabolism
• Type 2 diabetes
• Small Dense LDL
• Triglycerides ABS 2011-2012
• Overview of lipoprotein metabolism – modified LDL is athergenic
• Interpretation of blood fats 30 years ago
• Classic and alternative lipogenic pathways of fructose
• Urate and triglyceride trends
• Myofibril – thin filament
• Results after 6 months of LCHF
• Conclusions of blood tests for carbohydrates

This resource is related to Course XI: The Heart of the Matter. If you are interested in purchasing this course from our on-demand library of courses click here.

[Cardiovascular System. Metabolism. Fats. Carbohydrates. Type 2 Diabetes. Cholesterol. Blood Lipids. Laboratory Assessment. LDL. HDL. vdLDL. Triglycerides. HbA1c. LCHF. Prof Ken Sikaris.]