Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Richmond, W.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

When and how to measure lipids and their role in CHD risk prediction

William Richmond

Chemical Pathology, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, W2 1NY, UK, w.richmond{at}imperial.ac.uk

Accurate lipid and lipoprotein measurements, control of pre-analytical factors and consideration of biological variability are required for the reliable assessment of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk and the management of dyslipidaemia. Inclusion of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, in addition to total cholesterol, in risk calculations is preferred to attain good sensitivity and specificity. Although the strong and independent association of triglyceride with CHD has been confirmed, its large biological variation limits its utility as a risk factor or primary treatment target. A fasting profile including triglyceride is essential however for consideration of genetic and secondary causes of dyslipidaemia and decisions on therapeutic intervention.

Key Words: lipids • lipoproteins • CHD risk • biological variation.

The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 3, No. 3, 191-198 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/14746514030030030601
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?