Reply Lipid Measurements: Fasting or Nonfasting, Women or Men

We appreciate Dr. Cerit's thoughtful comments on our recent article. We agree with his belief that individual patient characteristics should be carefully considered when deciding whether to order fasting or nonfasting lipids. This is one purpose of the patient–clinician risk discussion as outlined in the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) cholesterol guidelines (1).

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