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Triglycerides

Also known as: TG; TRIG
Formal name: Triglycerides
Related tests: Cholesterol; HDL-C; LDL-C; Direct LDL-C; VLDL-C; Lipid profile; Cardiac Risk Assessment

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Sources Used in Current Review

American Heart Association. Triglycerides. Available online at http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4778 through http://www.americanheart.org. Accessed September 2008.

Pagana K, Pagana T. Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. 3rd Edition, St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2006. Pp 513-515.

(May 2001) Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). PDF available for download at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/atp3full.pdf through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed September 2008.

(April 23, 2007) Mayo Clinic. VLDL cholesterol: What is it? Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vldl-cholesterol/AN01335 through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed September 2008.

(June 21, 2008) Mayo Clinic. Triglycerides: Why do they matter? Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/triglycerides/CL00015 through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed September 2008.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].

Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.

American Heart Association. What are healthy levels of cholesterol? Available online at http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=183.

American Heart Association. Cholesterol, Home testing devices. Available online at http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4501 through http://www.americanheart.org. Accessed August 2007.