Cardiovascular • Prediabetes • Dr. Jonathan Wright Inspired Specialty Panels

Cardiovascular, Prediabetes & Dr. Wright Inspired Panels

Go beyond routine screening with Meridian Valley Lab’s Complete Blood Viscosity Profile, the Kraft Prediabetes Profile, and specialty biochemical assays developed from Dr. Jonathan V. Wright’s integrative medicine research.

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Cardiovascular • Hemodynamic Risk Assessment

About Blood Viscosity & The Complete Blood Viscosity Profile

Blood viscosity is a measure of the thickness and stickiness of your blood—quantifying how easily blood flows through your vessels. Blood viscosity is the only biological marker that has been associated with all other major cardiovascular risk factors, including high blood pressure, elevated LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, Type II Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, smoking, chronological age, and male gender.

The Complete Blood Viscosity Profile: Includes both systolic (high shear) and diastolic (low shear) measures of whole blood viscosity, as well as a Complete Blood Count (CBC) with platelets and differential, BUN, and Creatinine. Because cellular integrity is time-sensitive (48–72 hours), specimens must be shipped overnight Monday through Wednesday.

Metabolic & Glycemic Health

The Kraft Prediabetes Profile

Based on the landmark pathology research of Dr. Joseph R. Kraft, MD (Diabetes Epidemic & You), the Kraft Prediabetes Profile measures both blood glucose and insulin response to a standardized glucose challenge over a period of several hours.

By mapping dynamic insulin secretion patterns (Patterns I through V), the Kraft Profile identifies occult hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance years or even decades before fasting blood glucose or HbA1c cross into diabetic ranges—enabling early nutritional and lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Integrative Medicine Philosophy

Dr. Wright Inspired Specialty Tests

Developed from the clinical practice and biochemical research of Dr. Jonathan V. Wright, MD, to uncover root causes of complex health conditions.

Tryptophan / Kynurenine Pathway • Vitamin B6 & Estrogen Detox

Xanthurenic and Kynurenic Acids (XANA & KYNA)

Xanthurenic Acid (XANA) and Kynurenic Acid (KYNA) are metabolites on the Kynurenine Pathway of tryptophan metabolism. Meridian Valley Lab added XANA and KYNA to its urine profiles to improve the clinical management of estrogen detoxification, functional vitamin B6 (P5P) status, and insulin sensitivity (elevated XANA binds insulin and reduces its biological activity).

Cardiovascular & Neurological Biomarker

24-Hour Urine Taurine

Epidemiological and clinical studies have demonstrated that 24-hour urine taurine excretion is a reliable biomarker for dietary sulfur-amino acid sufficiency and inverse cardiovascular disease mortality risk, as well as supporting bile acid conjugation, cardiac contractility, and magnesium retention.

Functional Hematology • B12 & Folate Status

Neutrophilic Segmentation Profile

A sensitive microscopic evaluation of neutrophil nuclear hypersegmentation (mean lobe index) that serves as an early, rapid-response functional marker for tissue-level Vitamin B12 and folate sufficiency and macrocytic anemia resolution.

Androgen Pathway & Prostate Health

Testosterone Metabolites Profile (5α-DHT, 3α-Adiol & 3β-Adiol)

Quantifies 5-alpha dihydrotestosterone (5α-DHT), 3-alpha androstanediol, and antiproliferative/estrogen-receptor-beta-activating 3-beta androstanediol (3β-Adiol), along with the clinically vital ratio of 3β-Adiol to 3α-Adiol + DHT.