- A significant number of patients in primary care are dyslipidemic and therefore at higher risk of cardiovascular disease1-3
- In addition, many patients with lipid disorders are either treated insufficiently or not treated at all1
- Point of care lipid testing can substantially improve recognition as well as management of dyslipidemic patients in primary care1
Safety and reassurance
- Built-in automatic performance testing and meter self-testing for reliable results
Ease of use
- Simplicity makes device ideal for testing in the physician office or in hospital settings
Product characteristics
- Convenient determination of cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose and lactate using capillary blood
- Positive control strip and parameter recognition are used for calibration
- Test strips can be stored at room temperature
- Can store up to 100 different measurements with date, time and flags
- Great precision and accuracy across the measuring range
References
- Taylor, J.R. and Lopez, A.M. (2004), Cholesterol: pointofcare testing. Ann Pharmacother 38: 1252-1257.
- Ezzati M, Hoorn SV, Rodgers A, Lopez AD, Mathers CD, Murray CJ. Estimates of global and regional potential health gains from reducing multiple major risk factors. Lancet 2003; 362:271-280.
- De Backer G, Ambrosioni E, Borch-Johnsen K, et al. European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Third Joint Task Force of European and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice. Eur Heart J 2003; 24:1601-1610.