Specimen

3 mL (1.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is not mandatory. Duly filled ASCVD form (Form 59) is mandatory for patient aged 20 years and above..

Usage

Indians are at very high risk of developing Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), they usually get the disease at an early age, have a more severe form of the disease and have poorer outcome as compared to the western populations. This is due to high prevalence of Atherogenic dyslipidemia, central abdominal adiposity & increased transfats in our diet. Among the various risk factors for ASCVD such as dyslipidemia, Diabetes mellitus, sedentary lifestyle, Hypertension, smoking, genetic predisposition etc., dyslipidemia has the highest population attributable risk for MI. Hence monitoring lipid profile regularly for effective management of dyslipidemia remains one of the most important healthcare targets for prevention of ASCVD. This monitoring should start as early as 20 years of age. Many individuals remain asymptomatic before they get heart attack. ASCVD risk helps to identify high risk individuals even when there is no symptom related to heart disease. ASCVD risk category helps clinician to decide when to consider therapy and what should be the treatment goal.