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ReviewAnnals of clinical biochemistry2025

Standardising lipid testing and reporting in the United Kingdom; a joint statement by HEART UK and The Association for Laboratory Medicine.

Julia S Kenkre, Tina Mazaheri, R Dermot G Neely, Handrean Soran, Dev Datta, Peter Penson, Paul Downie, Alexandra M Yates, Katharine Hayden, Mayur Patel and 1 more

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Review in Annals of clinical biochemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Julia S KenkreDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7505-4319
Tina MazaheriDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8655-2372
R Dermot G NeelyAcademic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Handrean SoranScientific and Research Committee, HEART UK Medical, Maidenhead, UK.
Dev DattaScientific and Research Committee, HEART UK Medical, Maidenhead, UK.
Peter PensonScientific and Research Committee, HEART UK Medical, Maidenhead, UK.
Paul DownieScientific and Research Committee, HEART UK Medical, Maidenhead, UK.
Alexandra M YatesCountess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chester, UK.
Katharine HaydenAssociation for Laboratory Medicine, London, UK.
Mayur PatelAssociation for Laboratory Medicine, London, UK.
Jaimini CeglaDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1168-0366

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of premature death in the United Kingdom. Lipid testing is a key tool used to assess cardiovascular risk and guide clinical management decisions. There are currently no national guidelines to provide evidence-based recommendations on lipid testing and reporting for UK laboratories and clinicians. Here we present consensus guidance, following a review of published evidence by a multidisciplinary group of UK experts across a range of laboratory and clinical services. Recommendations include the composition of a standard lipid profile; indications for, and composition of, an enhanced lipid profile including apolipoprotein B and lipoprotein (a); use of the Sampson-NIH calculation for LDL-c estimation and guidance on when to flag abnormal results. This consensus guidance on lipid testing and reporting in the United Kingdom has been endorsed by HEART UK and The Association for Laboratory Medicine.

Indexed as

LipidsCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol, LDLConsensusHumansUnited KingdomCholesterol, LDLLipidscardiovascular diseaseguidelineslaboratoryLipids

Identifiers

PMID39789723
PMCPMC12227826

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