Lipid screening: is it enough to measure total cholesterol concentration?

Improving lipid goal attainment: is it enough?

Lowering elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a surefire way to reduce cardiovascular risk. On the basis of a wealth of clinical trial evidence, guidelines from the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) have established progressively lower LDL-C targets, with the most recent iteration recommending an optional treatment goal of 70 mg/dL f...

Tackling HIV in MENA: Talk Is Not Enough–It Is Time for Bold Actions: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Triple lipid screening test: a homogeneous sequential assay for HDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglycerides.

BACKGROUND The analysis of lipids in serum lipoprotein fractions is useful in assessing the risk for coronary artery disease, but it typically involves performing multiple tests. An automated single-tube assay, referred to as the triple lipid screening (TLS) test, can be used for measuring HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), total cholesterol, and triglycerides (TGs) with no specimen pretreatment. METHO...

When Is a Confidence Measure Good Enough?

Confidence estimation has recently become a hot topic in image processing and computer vision. Yet, several definitions exist of the term ”confidence” which are sometimes used interchangeably. This is a position paper, in which we aim to give an overview on existing definitions, thereby clarifying the meaning of the used terms to facilitate further research in this field. Based on these clarifi...

Is it time to measure apolipoprotein B?