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New Guidance For Assessment Of Lipids

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27 Sep, 2017

Non-fasting specimens are now acceptable

Fasting specimens have traditionally been used for the formal assessment of lipid status (total, LDL and HDL cholesterol and triglycerides).^1,2

In 2016, the European Atherosclerosis Society and the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine released a joint consensus statement that recommends the routine use of non-fasting specimens for the assessment of lipid status.²

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Rifai N, Young IS, Nordestgaard BG, Wierzbicki AS, Vesper H, Mora S, et al. Non-fasting Sample for the Determination of Routine Lipid Profile: Is It an Idea Whose Time Has Come? Clin Chem. 2016 Mar; 62(3): 428-35. DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2015.247866
Nordestgaard BG, Langsted A, Mora S, Kolovou G, Baum H, Bruckert E, et al. Fasting Is Not Routinely Required for Determination of a Lipid Profile: Clinical and Laboratory Implications Including Flagging at Desirable Concentration Cutpoints -A Joint Consensus Statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society and European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Clin Chem. 2016 Jul; 62(7): 930-46. DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.258897
National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance. Absolute cardiovascular disease management. Quick reference guide for health professionals. 2012. Available from: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/images/uploads/publications/Absolute-CVD-Risk-Quick-Reference-Guide.pdf

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