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Cholestech L.D.X. Lipid Profile System

Complete Lipid Panel Plus Glucose in Just 5 Minutes

	•	Fast, 3-Step procedure saves time, enhance productivity
	•	Ideal for patient screening
	•	Eliminates the anxiety of venipuncture: requires only a single drop of blood from a simple fingerstick
	•	Provides virtually immediate feedback for on-the-spot adjustment of therapy and improved patient compliance

Accuracy Comparable to Laboratory Tests

	•	Same level of accuracy and precision provided by laboratories - with a turnaround time of minutes instead of days
	•	Meets all relevant National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines for precision and accuracy
	•	Enables confident initiation or alteration of therapy

Supports Effective Disease State Management

	•	Allows rapid and dependent indentification of lipid disorders
	•	Enhances compliance through "teachable moments"between healthcare providers and patients
	•	During Project ImPACT Hyperlipidemia study, 93% (versus 25%) of patients tested with the Cholestech L.D.X. System achieved compliance to therapy rates and attained NCEP goals of 62% (versus 8%) in earlier studies
	•	Includes a Framingham cardiac risk assessment feature
	•	Provides a liver function ALT (GPT) test to monitor the potential side effects of cholesterol-lowering or diabetes drug therapies

	Collect blood sample from fingerstick		Dispense sample into test cassette		Read result within 5 minutes

Available Test Cassettes

	•	TC/HDL
	•	TC/Glucose
	•	TC/HDL/Glucose
	•	Lipid Profile (TC, HDL, Triglycerides, TC/HDL ratio, estimate of LDL and VLDL)
	•	Lipid Profile plus Glucose Panel (TC, HDL, Triglycerides, TC/HDL ratio, estimate of LDL and VLDL, Glucose)
	•	ALT (GPT)

Manufactured by Cholestech, U.S.A.

 

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