High Cholesterol
High Cholesterol Causes
The Common cause of High Cholesterol are; Diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome, Kidney disease, Hypothyroidism, Anorexia nervosa, Zieve's syndrome.
High Cholesterol Definition
High Cholesterol is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It is not a disease but a metabolic derangement that can be secondary to many diseases and can contribute many forms of disease, most notably cardiovascular disease. It is nearly related to the terms "hyperlipidemia" (elevated levels of lipids) and "hyperlipoproteinemia" (elevated levels of lipoproteins).
High Cholesterol Diagnosis
When measuring cholesterol, it is important to measure its subfractions before drawing a conclusion on the cause of the problem. The subfractions are LDL, HDL and VLDL LDL and VLDL levels were not usually measured directly due to cost concerns. VLDL levels are reflected in the levels of triglycerides (generally about 45% of triglycerides is composed of VLDL).
High Cholesterol Symptoms and Signs
Elevated cholesterol does not lead to specific symptoms unless it has been longstanding. Several types of hypercholesterolemia lead to specific physical findings: xanthoma (thickening of tendons due to accumulation of cholesterol), xanthelasma palpabrum (yellowish patches around the eyelids) and arcus senilis (white discoloration of the peripheral cornea).
High Cholesterol Treatment
Clinical Evidence has summarized treatment for both primary prevention and secondary prevention. There are two factors to consider when choosing therapy are the patient's risk of coronary disease and their lipoprotein pattern.
Drugs used for treatment of High Cholesterol
Caduet
Crestor
Lipitor
Lovastatin
Lovaza
Niaspan
Rosulip-F