A pathophysiologic approach to managing hyperlipemia
Hazzard, W.R.
American Family Physician 14(2): 78-87
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 941821 Document Number: 104707
Hyperlipemia is one of several risk factors for premature ischemic vascular disease. It usually represents a primary, lifelong metabolic disorder and control requires changes in life-style. These include a modification of diet (commonly caloric, cholesterol and saturated fat restriction), elimination of smoking and hypertension and, frequently, drug therapy. Drugs can attack endogenous triglyceride overproduction, lipoprotein lipase deficiency or defective remnant uptake, and can decrease cholesterol production and accelerate cholesterol degradation.