Clinical hotspots and controversies about dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a chronic and complex disease with multiple risk factors.Among these risk factors, only dyslipidemia is a ＂pathogenicity＂risk factor.In this article, we will discuss the following hot spots and controversies about dyslipidemia and ASCVD .Are lipid parameters just risk factors or targets of therapy ? Which of the cholesterol concentration and lipoprotein particle number has more clinical values ? Should non-fasting or fasting lipid profiles be preferred?