Secondary hyperlipidaemia
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Medical Bulletin
- Vol. 46 (4) , 1005-1024
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a072438
Abstract
Secondary hyperlipidaemia is common and occurs frequently in disorders such as obesity, alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, liver and renal diseases and as a side-effect of drug therapy, particularly for hypertension. Its management may be important to prevent complications such as coronary heart disease and acute pancreatitis. Its study provides many fascinating insights into lipoprotein pathophysiology.Keywords
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