The Lipid Profile test is a blood test which needs to performed with the patient in a fasted state - usually at least 10 (ten) hours after food and usually in the morning. A few millilitres of blood is taken from a vein.
The Lipid Profile test is usually performed as a screening test in otherwise healthy people, in order to estimate their cardiovascular risk (of heart attack or stroke). The test is almost routinely performed in people admitted to hospital for suspected angina (iscaemic heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, ischaemic chest pain) or suspected stroke (cerebrovascular disease, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischaemic attack). The results may be used to guide the decision to start cholesterol-lowering agents, but it should be noted that these medications may often be prescribed in the presence of a relatively normal lipid profile, depending on other cardiovascular risk factors or the presence of established heart disease or cerebrovascular disease.
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