Hyperlipoidemia

Hyperlipidemia is a clinical and laboratory syndrome that reflects a disorder of fat metabolism in the body and is manifested by an increase in the level of triglycerides, cholesterol and/or their fractions in the blood.

The causes of increased plasma cholesterol and lipoprotein levels may be hereditary or acquired. Risk factors for developing hyperlipedemia include:

• dyslipidemia and cholesterolemia; • the presence of atherosclerosis and vascular accidents (stroke, myocardial infarction, CC, AMI, stroke); • coronary heart disease, variable