Hyperlipidemia Resources on the WWW
by RayMosteller - EducationalResources - BiomedicalInformationResources
Contents
MEDLINEplus - National Library of Medicine
Lipid Disorders
Familial combined hyperlipidemia - "Multiple lipoprotein-type hyperlipidemia (Freq = 1:100 heterozygous; 1:10,000 homozygous)"
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) - "Type II hyperlipoproteinemia; Hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosis; Low density lipoprotein receptor mutation; (Freq = 7:1,000; 10 million worldwide)"
Familial hypertriglyceridemia - Elevated VLDL; (Freq = common)
Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia - "Type III hyperlipoproteinemia; Deficient or defective apolipoprotein E (Freq = 1:10,000)"
Chylomicronemia syndrome - Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency (1:million)
Familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency - (Freq = 1:million)
Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome - "Abetalipoproteinemia; Acanthocytosis; Apolipoprotein B deficiency; (Freq = Rare, 70% males)"
Atherolsclerosis, Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis - Hardening of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis of the extremities - Peripheral vascular disease; PVD; Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Coronary artery disease - Stable angina
Coronary artery disease (image)
Coronary artery blockage (image)
Stroke
Stroke - Cerebrovascular disease; CVA; Cerebrovascular accident
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) - Mini stroke; TIA; Little stroke
Stroke secondary to atherosclerosis
Carotid artery surgery - Carotid endarterectomy
Carotid duplex - Ultrasound procedure
Cerebral angiography - Vertebral angiogram; Angiography - head; Carotid angiogram
Cranial CT scan - "A CT scan (computed tomography) of the head, including the skull, brain, orbits (eyes), and sinuses."
Cholesterol and Fats
Coronary risk profile - Lipids - serum; Lipoprotein/cholesterol analysis
Cholesterol test - Total cholesterol; Lipid test; Lipoprotein test
Fat - Saturated fat; Diet - fat; Polyunsaturated fat; Monounsaturated fat; Lipids
Fenofibrate (Systemic) - "Antihyperlipidemic drug (Tricor), lowers triglycerides"
Lipoproteins, Apolipoproteins
LDL - Low density lipoprotein
HDL - High density lipoprotein
VLDL - Very low density lipoprotein
Apolipoprotein B100 - LDL and IDL
Xanthoma
Xanthoma and Xanthelasma - Fatty deposits under the skin (images)
"Xanthoma, eruptive - close-up (image)"
Blood Clots
Blood clots - Clot; Emboli; Thrombi
Deep venous thrombosis - DVT; Blood clot in the legs
Retinal vessel occlusion - Retinal vein occlusion; Retinal artery occlusion
Related Disorders
Heart disease - All cardiovascular disorders
Chronic pancreatitis - "Chronic relapsing pancreatitis (Freq = 1:10,000)"
Hypertensive heart disease - "(Freq = 7:1,000)"
Diabetes - Affects 16 million Americans
Other Web Resources
National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) - "National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)"
Cholesterol Management Tool for Palm OS - ATP III Cholesterol Management Implementation Tool for Palm OS
Clinical Practice Guidelines - Detection and treatment of hyperlipidemia (UT Southwestern)
MEDPED - FH nonprofit research organization (Utah)
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - U.S. Federal Drug Administration
ICD-9-CM Codes 240-279 - "Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders (240-279)"
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - "Statins, cholesterol lowering drugs"
American Heart Association
Postgraduate Medicine Journal
Cardiovascular Events - March 2011
Hyperlipidemia - December 2000