Clinical Update: Ceramides as Novel Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Bosak, Kelly; Sauer, Andrew; Meeusen, Jeffrey
- Source
- The Journal for Nurse Practitioners; 20230101, Issue: Preprints
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 15554155
•Historically lipid panels have been used to predict cardiovascular risk.•Individuals with well controlled lipid levels continue to have cardiac events.•Serum ceramides help with risk-stratification for primary and secondary prevention of CVD beyond the lipid profile.•NPs must be informed about ceramide testing when available in the clinic setting.