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lipid profile

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lipid profile,
n a series of tests used to gauge a person's risk for coro-nary heart conditions. Blood levels examined in a lipid profile include those for total cholesterol, LDL- and HDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides.

lipid profile
Lab medicine A battery of tests performed on a multichannel chemical analyzer–total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C and TGs, which is used to stratify the risk of suffering ASHD-related M&M


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