Kern, Kirtane, Seto: Should a Lipid Panel Be Required Before Coronary Angiography or PCI?

Drs. Kern, Kirtane, and Seto review Dr. Ajay Kirtane's JAMA Cardiology opinion¹ addressing lipid testing as part of standard pre-cath labs.

Dr. Kirtane asks, “I know of a couple of other places who do [pre-cath] lipid testing, but I think it is by far the exception rather than the rule. What are your thoughts?”

Read the article:
Conversations in Cardiology: Should a Lipid Panel Be Required Before Coronary Angiography or PCI?

Reference

1. Ranard LS, Duffy EY, Kirtane AJ. The case for inclusion of a lipid panel in the standard precatheterization laboratory blood draw-stating what should be obvious. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Jul 1; 8(7): 629-630. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.1287

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