Non-Fasting Lipid Profiles and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Vijaya Marakala
2015 International Journal of Integrative Medical Sciences  
Current practice for lipid profile estimation worldwide is with fasting sample. Many studies involved large population carried out recently with non-fasting status and their observation suggest that fasting is not necessary for lipid profile investigation. This review mainly focussing on outcome of some of the studies conducted with non-fasting status and their application in order to assess cardiovascular events.
doi:10.16965/ijims.2015.137 fatcat:tg74dwipwrcdfmmpor4qp6pdlm