Nonfasting lipid testing: all the good reasons to do it, and potential physician and patient behaviors preventing its implementation
Nonfasting testing is now accepted as the preferred method of lipid measurement for cardiovascular risk prediction and lipid target achievement. Further acceptance of nonfasting lipid testing requires increased awareness by physicians and patients of the rationale for this recommendation.
Authors
- Khashayar Hanjani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-2816)
- Gordon A. Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1691-3758)
- Pinhao Xiang
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Lung Institute (US)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Lipidology
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mol.0000000000001028
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research