What is hyperlipidemia?

Blood fat-like substances known as lipids. The plasma lipids including cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids and free fatty acids. In the blood protein with a different combination, "LDL" form. Most of cholesterol synthesis by the body, partly from the diet. And triglyceride On the contrary, the majority of absorption from the diet, a small amount of synthetic human. Lipids in the body has many important functions. But if lipids are too high can deposition in the vascular wall, gradually forming atherosclerotic plaque, "patch" the increase, can increase vascular diameter stenosis, vascular or plug intravascular thrombosis resulting vascular hemorrhage. This can lead to coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, brain bleeding. Hyperlipidemia refers to blood cholesterol "220mg/dl and / or triglyceride" 150mg/dl or higher density lipoprotein cholesterol "35mg/dl low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or" categorized. Hyperlipidemia no symptoms itself, when you belong to the following groups : the elderly, postmenopausal women, smoking and alcoholism following diseases : hypertension, obesity, yellow skin tumors, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, the long-sugar diet, as well as a family history of high cholesterol, should check blood lipids, decided after a comprehensive evaluation of treatment (diet therapy and lifestyle adjustments. lipid-lowering drugs to choose and use) to achieve the objectives of the treatment of blood lipid levels. Medical studies have shown that long-term therapy treatment can reduce coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, stroke incidence and mortality in patients with diabetes and reduce the rate of premature death and disability. Because hyperlipoidemia is a slow process, and the adjustment and lipid lowering, elevated blood lipid eliminate the adverse effects also need a continuing role in the process. Thus patients with high cholesterol should be based on their own circumstances, is suitable for its own lipid-lowering therapy.