TY - JOUR T1 - Standardization of laboratory lipid profile assessment: A call for action with a special focus on the 2016 ESC/EAS dyslipidemia guidelines – Executive summary JO - Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia T2 - AU - da Silva,Pedro Marques AU - Sequeira Duarte,João AU - von Hafe,Pedro AU - Gil,Victor AU - Nunes de Oliveira,Jorge AU - de Sousa,Germano SN - 08702551 M3 - 10.1016/j.repc.2017.07.013 DO - 10.1016/j.repc.2017.07.013 UR - https://revportcardiol.org/pt-standardization-laboratory-lipid-profile-assessment-articulo-S0870255117302184 AB - Even with improvements in lifestyle interventions, better control of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and improvements in CV outcomes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Portugal and Europe. Atherogenic dyslipidemias, particularly hypercholesterolemia, have a crucial causal role in the development of atherosclerotic CVD. The clinical approach to a patient with dyslipidemia requires an accurate diagnosis, based on harmonized and standardized lipid and lipoprotein laboratory assessments. Results and reports of these tests, together with assessment of total CV risk and the respective therapeutic targets, will help ensure that clinical guidelines and good clinical practices are followed, increasing the reliability of screening for lipid disorders, producing more accurate diagnoses and CV risk stratification, and improving CV prevention. To this end, this consensus aims to provide clinicians with practical guidance for the harmonization and standardization of laboratory lipid tests, focusing on the most recent dyslipidemia management guidelines. ER -