hyperlipidemia
Excess blood lipids
Hyperlipidemia is abnormally high levels of fats—particularly cholesterol and triglycerides—in the blood.
The condition is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
It typically produces no symptoms and is detected through blood tests: Her hyperlipidemia was caught during a routine checkup.
Treatment usually involves dietary changes, exercise, and often medication.
Lipid-lowering pharmaceuticals
Waxy lipid in blood
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
- LDLHarmful blood lipid abbreviation
- HDLBeneficial blood lipid
- lipoproteinsFat-transporting blood particles
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- vascularOf blood vessels
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
stenosis · endothelial · inflammation · oxidation · thrombosis · embolism
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- hypothyroidismInsufficient thyroid hormone production
- pancreatitisSwollen digestive gland
Ischemic chest discomfort
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
statins
Lipid-lowering pharmaceuticals
cholesterol
Waxy lipid in blood
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
- LDLHarmful blood lipid abbreviation
- HDLBeneficial blood lipid
atherosclerosis
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
ischemia · stenosis · endothelial · inflammation · oxidation · thrombosis · embolism
diabetes
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- hypothyroidismInsufficient thyroid hormone production
screening
Evaluative selection process
angina
Ischemic chest discomfort
- stroke riskshypertension, high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, smoking
- lipid disordershypercholesterolemia, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, LDL, bad cholesterol
- heart conditionsheart failure, heart disease, heart attack, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy
- Metabolic DisordersPKU, Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Niemann-Pick disease, Krabbe disease
- Metabolic Syndromemetabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, visceral fat, high triglycerides, hypertension