Which Lipid Parameters Should Be Measured in Primary and Secondary Prevention of Stroke?
Since a large proportion of strokes are due to atherosclerotic processes, more attention is needed to identify subjects at high risk of developing cardiovascular events. In Europe and other countries, guidelines recommend a global multifactorial assessment and management of cardiovascular risks [Pyorala et al., 1994]. Estimation of the overall risk of developing a cardiovascular event is based on: (a) the identification of nonmodifiable cardiovascular risk factors: age, sex, ethnicity, family and personal history of CAD and other atherosclerotic vascular disease; (b) the characterization of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors: cigarette smoking, poor dietary habits, physical inactivity; (c) the quantification of risk factor levels: body mass index, blood pressure, plasma lipid levels. Plasma or serum total cholesterol level may be determined on a venous sample drawn in a nonfasting state. However, in many instances, it is advisable to complete the lipid profile and measure HDL-chole
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