April 26, 2016European Heart Journal856 citationsOpen Access
Fasting is not routinely required for determination of a lipid profile: clinical and laboratory implications including flagging at desirable concentration cut-points—a joint consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society and European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
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Key Points
- To establish evidence-based recommendations regarding the routine clinical use of non-fasting lipid profiles and laboratory reporting standards.
- Expert consensus evaluation conducted jointly by the European Atherosclerosis Society and the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.
- Assessed clinical and laboratory evidence on the diagnostic performance of non-fasting versus fasting lipid sampling.
- Non-fasting blood samples are recommended for routine assessment of plasma lipid profiles in clinical practice.
- Laboratory reports should systematically flag abnormal lipid concentrations against established desirable cut-points, using fasting and non-fasting tests as complementary tools.
Abstract
We recommend that non-fasting blood samples be routinely used for the assessment of plasma lipid profiles. Laboratory reports should flag abnormal values on the basis of desirable concentration cut-points. Non-fasting and fasting measurements should be complementary but not mutually exclusive.
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