Very-low-density lipoprotein, or VLDL, is a particle that carries triglycerides, a type of fat, in the blood.
VLDL stands for very-low-density lipoprotein. A lipoprotein is a particle that carries fat through the blood. VLDL mainly carries triglycerides, one type of fat. A VLDL value is therefore one part of the information about fats in the blood.
The result is considered with the lipid profile, a group of tests that measures fats in the blood, and with a person’s overall risk of heart and blood-vessel disease. VLDL is one part of that wider picture. One VLDL result does not diagnose a heart or blood-vessel condition.

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