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ReviewIndian heart journal2024

Laboratory evaluation of lipid parameters in clinical practice.

A K Pancholia, Nitin Kumar Kabra, Rajeev Gupta

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Review in Indian heart journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A K PancholiaDepartment of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology, Arihant Hospital and Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Electronic address: drpancholia@gmail.com.
Nitin Kumar KabraDepartment of Cardiology, Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Electronic address: nitink99@yahoo.com.
Rajeev GuptaDepartment of Preventive Cardiology & Medicine, Eternal Heart Care Centre & Research Institute, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: rajeevgg@gmail.com.
Eternal Hospital · INGandhi Medical College & Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate measurement of various lipids- total cholesterol, cholesterol lipoproteins and triglycerides- is important for coronary artery disease (CAD) prevention and management. Over the years many technologies have developed for their accurate measurements and in recent years the assays have been internationally standardised. Most of the guidelines recommend measurement of non fasting levels of total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) for risk estimation and guiding treatment. Measurement of lipid profile in clinics and emergency departments can lead to earlier estimation of CAD risk and rapid initiation of lipid lowering therapy. CAD risk and baseline levels of LDL-C guide intensity of lipid lowering therapies. The LDL-C targets according to CAD risk are detailed in this review. There is an urgent need for standardization of lipid estimation in medical laboratories across the country so that every eligible individual can receive evidence-based lipid lowering interventions.

Indexed as

Coronary Artery DiseaseLaboratoriesCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLHumansRisk FactorsTriglyceridesCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLTriglyceridesLaboratoryLipidNABLNon fastingStandardization

Identifiers

PMID38431087
PMCPMC11019328
OpenAlexW4392302970

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