National and international guidelines for the management of dyslipidemias classically recommend measuring lipid profiles after fasting for at least 8 h.– Lipid targets for assessing cardiovascular risk traditionally rely on plasma total-cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c) levels, with the latter being calculated by the Friedewald equation. Some imprecision due to low or high triglycerides in calculating LDL-cholesterol may affect cardiovascular risk assessment, the definition of a therapeutic target, and the need to intensify the treatment., Accurate results require triglyceride levels […]