José Knopfholz, Caio César Diniz Disserol, Andressa Jardim Pierin, Fernanda Letícia Schirr, Larissa Streisky, Lilian Lumi Takito, Patrícia Massucheto Ledesma, José Rocha Faria-Neto, Marcia Olandoski, Claudio Leinig Pereira da Cunha, Antonio Milton Bandeira
Currently, the Friedewald formula (FF) is the main method for evaluating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c). Recently, many limitations have emerged regarding its use, including patients with triglyceride levels ≥400 mg/dL, diabetes mellitus, and kidney or hepatic chronic diseases. We analyzed the use of the FF in patients with metabolic syndrome. We selected patients with known metabolic syndrome that fulfilled the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) Final Report and excluded patients with triglyceride levels ≥400 mg/dL and chronic liver and/or kidney disease...
2014: Cholesterol