Want to Get Your Lipid Profile Tested Without Fasting? Guidelines Amid Rising Heart Attacks | N18V
Want to Get Your Lipid Profile Tested Without Fasting? Guidelines Amid Rising Heart Attacks | N18VYou can now have your lipid profile tested without fasting — one of the major changes that the new guidelines for lipid management bring in, with the aim to prevent heart attacks.Lipid profile has also been extended with the introduction of an additional parameter and different reference ranges for different risk categories. For the first time, India will have its own guidelines, partly moving away from the European standards.The Cardiological Society of India (CSI) on Thursday released the first Indian guidelines for Dyslipidemia management which are crucial in the prevention of heart attack. Till now, India has followed the European guidelines. Dyslipidemia is the term used to describe abnormal lipid levels in the bloodstream.
